February 9, 2011
Ex-doorman suspected in SI crime spree
An ex-doorman from Staten Island launched a one-man crime spree in order to support his drug habit, authorities said. While working at 700 Victory Blvd., an 18-story high-rise overlooking Silver...
2 Qns. women charged in separate animal cruelty cases
They’re the real beasts. Two cold-hearted Queens women were charged in separate incidences of cruelty to their dogs, one of which was found starved to death, the ASPCA said today....
Paramedics rescue toddler from Bronx fire
In a daring pre-dawn rescue today, two hero paramedics rushed into a burning building in The Bronx, alerting sleeping residents and then scaling up a treacherous fire escape to save...
RIP Guitar Hero, True Crime
SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- Activision Blizzard on Wednesday posted narrower quarterly losses on the back of better-than-expected sales of blockbuster video games like “Call of Duty: Black Ops” and the...
Jets sign UFL kicker Novak: report
Jets kicker Nick Folk, who had his ups and downs in 2010, has some competition, if he’s re-signed at all.The Jets on Wednesday signed veteran kicker Nick Novak, according to...
Married upstate congressman who trolled Craigslist for women resigns
Rep. Christopher Lee, a married Republican congressman from New York, resigned from office Wednesday after a report surfaced that he sought dates with women on Craigslist, Fox News Channel reported....
Mets' Murphy ready to play three positions
PORT ST. LUCIE -- This was a day of perfect weather here at Digital Domain Park where 32 Mets participated in voluntary workouts. David Wright was back and Jon Niese...
Former Mets partner 'very sorry' for Wilpons: report
Former Mets co-owner Nelson Doubleday, who partnered with the Wilpons for 16 years, says he feels "very sorry" for their current financial troubles, ESPN.com reports."I'm just very sorry," Doubleday told...
Cervelli sets sights on Yankees' starting job
TAMPA -- Francisco Cervelli prepared himself for the 2011 season with two months of hard work in the Dominican Republic under the tutelage of Robinson Cano.Cervelli showed up at the...
Islanders goalie Poulin out for season
Islanders rookie goalie Kevin Poulin will miss the rest of the season after hurting his knee during pregame warmups. Poulin caught his skate in a rut in the crease and...
Queens judge put vacation plans ahead of murder trial, says famed lawyer Alan Dershowitz
Famed lawyer Alan Dershowitz blasted the judge who presided over the murder trial of a Queens doctor who hired a hitman to kill her husband, telling an appeals court today...
US terror threat at 'most heightened' level since 9/11: Napolitano
WASHINGTON – The terrorist threat in the United States is at the "most heightened" level since the 9/11 attacks, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said yesterday. "In some ways, the...
Eva Longoria 'starting over' after divorce from Tony Parker
LOS ANGELES -- "Desperate Housewives" actress Eva Longoria is ready to start over and get on with her life after her divorce from basketball star Tony Parker, she tweeted Wednesday....
Miley Cyrus calls smoking salvia a 'bad decision': report
NEW ORLEANS -- One-time Disney pop princess Miley Cyrus said in an interview released Wednesday that she regretted "disappointing (her) fans" when a video of her smoking salvia out of...
Cuomo picks 2 upstate pols for gov’t posts
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he’ll nominate an upstate New York county executive and Schenectady’s mayor to senior positions in his administration. Cuomo announced Wednesday that Barbara Fiala...
3UP: Young to Mets, Joba's comfort, Vizcaino out
1. Michael Young’s no-trade clause would allow the Rangers infielder to veto a deal to the Mets, and people I have spoken with tell me they could not imagine Young...
Rangers' Drury out 6 weeks for knee surgery
After playing through an injured left knee for the past few weeks, Rangers captain Chris Drury is scheduled to undergo surgery that will keep him sidelined for an estimated six...
Knicks should stay patient over Anthony
Now’s not the time for the Knicks to cave. The two most recent reports on Carmelo Anthony were one from ESPN saying the Lakers are joining the Anthony talks and...
'Melo trade could be bad idea for Lakers
Any time a GM can trade for a player the caliber of Carmelo Anthony, they should, correct?Not exactly.With the Anthony Sweepstakes coming to its final stages, two potential suitors have...
Elderly ex-con arrested after fatally stabbing man
A 60-year-old ex-con was arrested after stabbing a man to death during an argument over tools in Brooklyn. Errol Irving, 60, had been arguing with Shayne Sinclair, 40, the caretaker...
Nets' Morrow shot out of 3-point contest
Anthony Morrow has ranked as the No. 1 or No. 2 leading 3-point shooter, based on percentage, for much of this season, but he’s not going to the All-Star weekend...
Heartbreak! Divorce filings rise 40 percent around Valentine's Day: study
Valentine's Day may be an occasion for sweethearts to exchange gifts, but it has increasingly become a time for divorce, according to a new study. Data compiled by Avvo.com, a...
Jewel robbery video shown during 'Snatch' trial
Two hours before getting "robbed" by fake Hasidic Jews, a pair of financially-desperate Diamond District jewelers cleared out everything in their own safe -- replacing the contents with what appear...
Republican leaders find common ground with Obama at lunch meeting
WASHINGTON – House Republican leaders said they found some common ground with President Barack Obama on the US economy and government spending after lunching at the White House Wednesday. Following...
David Paterson remains NY governor, according to erroneous email message
Looks like David Paterson hasn't left the Capital building in Albany yet. People who have written to the governor’s office over the past few weeks have been receiving an automated...
Bill Clinton compares Bosnia, Egypt conflicts
Former President Bill Clinton says the war and ethnic cleansing in Bosnia in the 1990s captured global attention the way Egypt does today. The former president spoke at New York...
City selects developmental team for Queens' Hunter's Point South project
The first phase of New York City’s largest affordable housing complex since the 1970s is slated to open in 2014 and will feature rooftop decks and gardens, as well as...
Role with Yankees doesn't 'weigh' on heavier Joba
TAMPA -- Joba Chamberlain spent most of his winter watching cartoons with his 4-year-old son, not "SportsCenter." So he avoided the ongoing debate in New York over whether the Yankees...
Mets' Wright impressed by 'intense and fiery' Collins
PORT ST. LUCIE -- A year ago, Terry Collins was in a similar spot to the one he's in right now: Running the Mets during the early portion of camp,...
Mets' Niese working to avoid fatigue
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Jon Niese arrived at Mets camp Wednesday for the first step in avoiding the problems that plagued him late in 2010, which derailed what had been...
Ashlee Simpson files for divorce from Pete Wentz after two years of marriage
LOS ANGELES -- Ashlee Simpson filed for divorce from her rocker husband Pete Wentz after two years of marriage, according to a new report. Simpson, 26, married the former Fall...
Rising Republican star New Jersey Gov. Christie sees approval rating jump
TRENTON, N.J. -- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a Republican rising star on the national stage, begins his second year in office with a 52 percent job approval rating, according...
Ja Rule’s sentencing date to be set next month
Ja Rule is going to wait a bit longer before learning when he’ll start his prison term in a New York gun case. Prosecutors said Wednesday that changes are needed...
This week's calendar: Feb 10 to 16
Friday, Feb. 11 NYC Green Infrastructure Plan The Pratt Institute’s dynamic Spring Lecture series will feature local leaders and internationally renowned practitioners discussing and debating current planning, preservation and environmental...
Moscow airport bomber named, his siblings arrested
ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia — Russian authorities named a suspected suicide bomber of Moscow's airport and arrested his teenage brother and sister, officials said Wednesday. The Jan. 24 bombing of Domodedovo airport...
DC airport worker nearly becomes passenger after getting locked in cargo hold
WASHINGTON -- A baggage handler at Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C., nearly received a free trip to Connecticut Monday after he was accidentally locked in the cargo hold of...
Devils' Volchenkov suspended three games for elbow
Devils defenseman Anton Volchenkov was suspended for three games Wednesday for a penalized elbow on Carolina's Zach Boychuk in New Jersey's 3-2 overtime victory in Newark on Tuesday night. Volchenkov...
JPMorgan claims no wrongdoing in Madoff mess
JPMorgan Chase, the bank where Bernard Madoff kept his clients’ money, said in a court filing Tuesday that it had no legal obligation to figure out that the Ponzi king’s...
Barcelona rules out summer move for Arsenal's Fabregas
BARCELONA -- Barcelona director of soccer Raul Sanllehi said Wednesday that there are currently no plans to launch another bid for Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas. The Spaniard's future was the...
Class-action lawsuit filed against Cowboys over Super Bowl seating
DALLAS, Tex. -- Hundreds of Dallas Cowboys season-ticket holders have filed a lawsuit against the team and the NFL for placing them in seats with an obstructed view for Super...
LA Galaxy blocked Beckham's EPL move
LOS ANGELES -- Tottenham's hopes of landing David Beckham in January foundered because the L.A. Galaxy wanted a final full season from their marquee signing, Sky Sports reported Wednesday. The Galaxy's...
Virginia Sen. Jim Webb will not seek re-election
Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.) announced Wednesday that will not seek re-election and will return to the private sector when his term expires in 2012. "After much thought and consideration I...
Qns. little league coach busted for sexually assaulting 3 of his players collapses in court
A sicko Queens little league commissioner, who was once named coach of the year, was charged today with sexually assaulting three teenage boys on his team — and then collapsed...
Hudson river landing pilot sues over Calif. real estate deal
DANVILLE, Calif. — The pilot acclaimed for safely landing a plane in New York’s Hudson River has filed a lawsuit over a real estate deal in Northern California. Chesley Sullenberger...
CBS wants Katie Couric to stay through '12 election
CBS has asked Katie Couric to stay in the “Evening News” anchor seat through the 2012 election, according to a new report. But the deal is expected to bring her...
Lindsay Lohan pleads not guilty to felony theft charge over necklace
LOS ANGELES -- Lindsay Lohan is in real trouble now. A judge warned Lohan this afternoon that he would send her straight to jail if she violates the law one...
Rep. Giffords speaking again as remarkable recovery continues: report
HOUSTON -- Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) has started speaking again, less than a month after she was shot in the head. She reportedly asked for toast when she received breakfast...
Mrs. Obama: Super Bowl food indulgence OK, Facebook still off-limits (video)
WASHINGTON — Michelle Obama concedes that the White House Super Bowl menu of bratwurst, kielbasa, cheeseburgers, deep-dish pizza and Buffalo wings didn't exactly fit with her campaign to get Americans...
Vac's Wednesday Whacks on a huge hoops week at the Garden, Yankees backstops, and the hardest song on Earth to sing
Well, for basketball junkies who have mostly been dormant for so many years, the next couple of nights ought to provide a perfect outlet for all of our shared frustrations....
Egypt protesters defy VP warnings they must stop
CAIRO — Egypt's anti-government activists called on supporters Wednesday to expand their demonstrations in defiance of the vice president's warning that protests calling for President Hosni Mubarak's ouster would not...
NY schools could cover aid cuts: report
ALBANY, N.Y. — As many as 74 percent of school districts outside New York City appear to have enough funds in reserve to pay for the historic aid cuts proposed...
Long Island house fire claims a life
RONKONKOMA, N.Y. — Fire officials say a Long Island house fire has killed one woman and seriously injured another. Suffolk County police say a 31-year-old woman was pronounced dead early...
NYPD investigating fatal shooting in Brooklyn
New York City police are investigating the shooting death of a 26-year-old man in Brooklyn. Police say they responded to a 911 call of shots fired at 2 a.m. Wednesday...
SC police laud workers for saving child in toilet
GREENVILLE, S.C. — A quick-thinking cleaning crew is credited for saving the life of a newborn boy left abandoned and choking in the cold water of a South Carolina sports...
Italian prosecutors seek immediate trial for Berlusconi
MILAN — Italian prosecutors demanded Wednesday that Premier Silvio Berlusconi be put on trial over accusations he paid for sex with a 17-year-old Moroccan girl and used his influence to...
City unleashes blizzard of alt-side parking tix
The blitz was on — and drivers got sacked. NYPD traffic agents wrote nearly double the average number of alternate-side parking tickets on Monday — as many frantic motorists failed...
Andy the real 'Steamroller'
ALBANY — Assemblyman James Tedisco, on the receiving end of then-Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s notorious “f- -king steamroller” tongue-lashing, says the real steamroller in Albany is Gov. Cuomo — who vowed...
That's a 'rap' for Lindsay
The “Mean Girl” is in trouble again. Lindsay Lohan will be charged today with felony grand theft for allegedly swiping a $2,500 necklace last month from a California jewelry store...
Girls basketball roundup: Edison exacts revenge on rival Hillcrest
Thomas Edison was on the verge of a perfect league season last year until it ran into Hillcrest on Jan. 14, 2010. A little more than a year later, the...
'Insulted' Jefferson takes out frustation on Midwood
Half a dozen college coaches were at Thomas Jefferson, but not for the Orange Wave. They were there to see Midwood star Bryan Smith. Many circled the Brooklyn borough quarterfinal...
Rolling Royals rout Terriers
His team defeated Rice in front of a packed house at Gauchos Gym Saturday afternoon in a much-hyped battle of CHSAA Class AA powerhouse programs. But it was an 80-66...
Free throws fold up Ford in loss to Mary Louis
In a season of maddening inconsistency for Bishop Ford, it seems like the Falcons have found different, creative ways to lose at every turn. There have been games with terrible...
St. Peter's eyeing Island title despite loss
It’s been some time since Bob Daggett has been on the losing end of a CHSAA Staten Island game – three years and 34 contests to be exact. The St....
Cardinals hand rival Mount first loss
A month ago, Cardinal Hayes blew a double-digit second-half lead in a loss at rival Mount St. Michael in The Bronx. It’s a defeat that was burned in Amadou Sidibe’s...
Knicks bracing for another Blake show
Mike D’Antoni believes dunks such as Blake Griffin’s transform the way a team plays. “It changes the strength of your team,” the Knicks coach said yesterday. “Your other players feed...
NBA commissioner pushing for Walsh to stay in charge of Knicks
NBA commissioner David Stern has worked quietly behind the scenes to have Knicks owner James Dolan bring back president Donnie Walsh to finish out the final year of his contract,...
Lakers in talks to swipe Anthony from Knicks
The Lakers don’t come to the Garden until Friday, but they’ve already thrown a scare into the Knicks. The Lakers emerged as a possible contender for Carmelo Anthony, but Knicks...
Amar’e untouchable in Knicks practice
Amar’e Stoudemire was limited to non-contact work at practice yesterday, as the Knicks continue their efforts to preserve their star big man. “Amar’e did half of it. He didn’t do...
NBA phenom Griffin dunks critics, reveals what makes him tick
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The first thing I did upon meeting Blake Griffin for lunch Monday was to offer the Paper Weight a maximum extension on behalf of my Paper Clips....
Conti eclipses 1,000-point plateau in Holy Cross rout
In the hallway just outside of William J O’Meara Gymnasium, there’s a list of Holy Cross’ all-time leading scorers. It’s an impressive group of players who went on to play...
CHSAA boys basketball roundup: Clippers crush Stanners
Xaverian turned a close game into a blowout with a 17-2 second quarter en route to a 76-51 win against Archbishop Molloy in a CHSAA Class AA Brooklyn/Queens Diocesan division...
PSAL Class B boys basketball roundup: Gantier leads Banana Kelly past South Bronx Prep
Joshua Gantier hit three 3-pointers, scored 19 points and dished out five assists as Banana Kelly knocked off South Bronx Prep, 58-52, in Bronx B East boys basketball Tuesday afternoon....
Guilty plea for 'Sopranos' actor Darrow
He played a mobster on "The Sopranos," and now a longtime character actor will come face-to-face with real-life justice. Anthony Borgese, who uses the stage name "Tony Darrow," pleaded guilty...
Gift of Gab: Rubin's hot shooting helps Moore snap Eagles Island streak
Taylor Baggs and her Moore Catholic teammates have accomplished many things in their careers. They have consecutive CHSAA Archdiocesan Class A titles and two 20-win seasons. A win over rival...
Mary Louis star drops school record 39 in win over Ford
Karin Robinson took Monday’s loss to Bishop Loughlin personally. Before that game, the only league team the Lions had beaten since a winless season last year was St. Francis Prep....
PSAL boys basketball borough playoff roundup: Smith shocks Eagle Academy
When the PSAL seeding committee released its brackets for the borough playoffs, Ron Woods was ecstatic. For once, his Alfred E. Smith boys basketball team didn’t have to see powerhouse...
Chic new shops!
Kors, Wang and Nars give good merch
Apple could release TV next year
Apple TV is just the beginning. Having revolutionized the way people buy and carry around their tunes, Apple could be setting its sights on the flat-panel TV market, according to...
Ain't no 'Sunshine'
There's an elephant in the room. No, I mean it -- there's really is an elephant in the room. That, tragically, is one of the big ongoing jokes on tonight's...
WASP-y 'Black Tie' doesn't have much sting
The prolific A.R. Gurney has made a specialty of documenting a certain slice of America: Northeast-based, white, middle-class families bound by a strong sense of kinship and precisely delineated social...
Top 40 leaked
'American Idol" is finally wrapping up its auditions and heading to Hollywood tomorrow. Speculation about which of the dozens and dozens of singers showcased over the last few weeks have...
Garden party for Prince
Prince was having a grand old time at Madison Square Garden Monday, summing up his five-show "Welcome 2 America" purple reign there, crowing: "I'm so bad I can't sleep with...
Jacko trial on TV
Michael Jackson will once again be the focus of a televised trial. But this time the circus will be without its main attraction. Los Angeles Superior Court judge Michael Pastor...
Starr report
The ongoing crisis in Egypt has driven viewers to the evening newscasts -- with NBC, ABC and CBS all seeing spikes in viewership last week. NBC's "Nightly News," which had...
Come for the Lyon mains
Lyon is The Lion for grown-ups. Not that this enchanting new bistro on a picturesque West Village corner has anything in common with that cha otic, neo-tourist scene nearby --...
'Dark' sure to be turned off
I rest my case. “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” is no longer an out-of-control curiosity in which somebody might get killed. Now, buried under an avalanche of mostly negative reviews,...
Spider-Man gets walloped and the producers fight back
Look out, Spidey, you’ve got a new villain to contend with: theater critics. After months of bad press, delayed openings and more injuries than a “Jackass” movie, critics across the...
$40M bags a Picasso
Picasso had a very expensive mistress. His painting "La Lecture," which depicts his mistress and muse, Marie-Therese Walter, sleeping in a chair with a book on her lap, went for...
Real peace vs. Palestinian 'statehood'
Shaul Mofaz thinks there's a fast track to peace between Israel and the Palestinians and claims to have a plan to embark on it. A retired general, Mofaz is a...
Democracy's birthpangs at the pump
For the most part, economic markets have shrugged while the turmoil in Egypt has escalated. If President George W. Bush was right about the long-term impact of the Iraq War,...
'Sopranos' thug faces real music
He played a mobster on "The Sopranos," and now a longtime character actor will come face to face with real-life justice. Anthony Borgese, who uses the stage name "Tony Darrow,"...
Shortage of family docs
Calling all doctors! The state has identified 21 poorer city neighborhoods as suffering from a severe shortage of family doctors, The Post has learned. The Health Department analysis found huge...
Bungling the banner: Aguilera's super slip
That was some Mickey Mouse version of the Star Spangled Banner by Christina Aguilera (" 'Star-Mangled Banner' Fiasco," Feb. 7). Then again, I wonder how many people in attendance could...
Here's how to put a feed bag on
Forget about plunking down thousands of dollars and putting your name on a yearlong waiting list -- to score New York's latest "it" bag, you're encouraged to eat the cow...
Egypt's brotherhood problem
The oppression of Kirsten Powers' Coptic Christian relatives in Egypt has her leaning right on the Muslim Brotherhood, and rightly so ("The Muslim Brotherhood vs. Freedom," PostOpinion, Feb. 4). While...
Bam's blue dog sham
What to make of the news that the "centrist" Democratic Leadership Council -- the vehicle that helped propel Bill Clinton to the presidency in 1992 -- is suspending operations as...
Third-world trains
Walk into Grand Central Terminal on a weekday afternoon, and you'll see some of the world's wealthiest workers girding themselves for a third-world commute. For the last month on Metro...
Free Valentine's Day nups
A Long Island minister who used to perform Valentine's Day weddings atop a World Trade Center tower is offering his services for free to couples who want to get married...
Return for the worst
This reunion's on the rocks. A heartbroken Joy White, who lost her baby to a kidnapper 23 years ago, now fears she's lost her daughter again. Carlina White, snatched from...
Wiseguy jailed in Craigslist-bling Mace mugging
A low-level Luchese lunkhead was sentenced to 5½ years in prison yesterday for Macing and mugging a jilted bachelor trying to sell an engagement ring via Craigslist. Reputed wiseguy Gerard...
Warner's 1Q: adagio for digital
Warner Music Group lost another $18 million in the latest quarter, as demand for compact discs continued to wither and revenue from digital music sales grew at only a sluggish...
Pol: Islam probe on
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Pete King yesterday vowed not to let "political correctness" stop him from holding House hearings on the threat of Islamic radicalization inside the United States. King (R-LI),...
Baby sitter guilty in bucket-tot drown
A Queens jury yesterday found a baby sitter guilty of letting an 11-month-old baby drown in a bucket of water while she was zonked out on cold medicine. "We were...
Nets-nabe speed bump
Talk about a fast brake! With the opening of the new Nets arena in Brooklyn nearly two years away, the city is considering lowering the speed limit to 20 mph...
Shuttered schools met grad-rate predictions
Internal Department of Education predictions of graduation rates at more than 200 public high schools show that a number of schools have been closed even though they met or came...
'Hail' of a crackdown on limos
These limos aren't so glamorous after all. Police and taxi officials conducted another sting on the illegal black cars and limousines prowling around the club-heavy Meatpacking District last weekend, rounding...
Business briefs
Hotfilesued Five movie studios, in cluding Universal, Disney and Warner, sued Hotfi le.com for copyright in fringement, claiming the Web site facilitates the theft of motion pictures and television content.Merger...
Brooklyn beep Turkey trot
The only thing Marty Markowitz likes more than eating turkey is talking Turkey. A year ago, the Brooklyn borough president took an all-expenses paid junket to Izmir, Turkey -- a...
Our superpower wish lists
Being able to fly would be nice; so would invisibility. But given a chance to pick one superpower, more Americans say they would want to travel through time or read...
Dems defecting on ObamaCare
WASHINGTON -- Forget the federal court cases challenging the new health-care law -- four Senate Democrats are already looking for ways to kill a key funding provision at the heart...
Coach's lesson for city schools
Mike Tomlin is definitely old school. Moments after his team was defeated in the Super Bowl, the coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers was asked to characterize the game. "A loss,"...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan A witness set to testify against several gangbangers for a prior assault was beaten in Kips Bay, sources said. Justin Edgecombe, 19, and his punk pals allegedly called the...
Booze rap tossed in fatal fall
A Manhattan judge has dismissed the charges against a real-estate broker accused of serving alcohol to a US ambassador's underage daughter who fell to her death at his party last...
Go for amnesty or face jail: IRS
WASHINGTON -- Tax cheats have one final chance to cough up what they owe Uncle Sam or face jail time. Under a new amnesty plan announced by the IRS yesterday,...
Breakthrough at Bryant Park
Now that a prominent development partner and architects are on board, a key site catty-corner to Bryant Park is moving closer to a resolution. The Post has learned that Hines...
Soho-slay autopsy outrage
Adding insult to injury is bad enough. But a lawyer for accused strangler Nick Brooks may add insult to murder by seeking a second autopsy on swimsuit designer Sylvie Cachay,...
Cabby admits 800G rip-off
A car-service driver has pleaded guilty to fraud for taking a businessman on what is probably the most expensive airport cab ride in New York history. Peter Rahhaoui, a Queens...
Shots gal out of doghouse
After four months of worrying and missing work to make court appearances, an Upper East Sider and her four pooches are off the hook on bogus failure-to-vaccinate charges. A pair...
Obama stubs out cig habit
President Obama has finally kicked his smoking habit, First Lady Michelle Obama said yesterday. It has been "almost a year" since the president had a cigarette, his wife told reporters...
Big shock for Mike's $1.1M 'thief' aide
Defense lawyers arguing that Mayor Bloomberg didn't care about a measly $1.1 million allegedly swiped from his $110 million re-election campaign got a jolt yesterday when a prosecutor revealed the...
Pregnant exec's attacker jailed
A Harlem teen was sentenced yesterday to one year in jail -- the first young thug to be caged in the violent mugging of a pregnant bank executive near her...
Chicago mayoral candidate Rahm also wants to end teacher seniority
Rahm Emanuel, President Obama's former chief-of-staff, has endorsed scrapping the "last in, first out" law requiring that teachers be laid off based on seniority instead of merit, The Post has...
Death-trap plunge
Two ironworkers lacking even the most basic safety equipment died yesterday after a horrific 65-foot plunge down the elevator shaft at an Upper West Side building site, authorities said. The...
Meryl's a Margaret 'matcher'
Mamma Mia, it's Meryl Streep as the Iron Lady! Here's the first photo of the screen legend in full costume and makeup as the UK's conservative icon Margaret Thatcher. Streep...
Sillerman buys shell, shares soar 25,000%
The founder of the company which owns "American Idol" has just taken another no-name to new heights. Robert F.X. Sillerman took control of dormant public company Gateway Industries yesterday and...
SAC feelin' heat
Steve Cohen's SAC Capital looks dangerously close to being swept up in the government's insider-trading dragnet. As part of a massive scandal that's spreading across Wall Street, federal prosecutors yesterday...
Hizzoner is giving large
While many leading philanthropists were pulling back last year, Mayor Bloomberg was stepping up his giving to become the No. 2 contributor to charities in the United States. Figures compiled...
City schools driven buggy
Bedbugs are popping up in the city's public schools at triple the rate they were last year, the latest Department of Education statistics show. The blood-sucking nuisances were confirmed in...
Plan would cut UN aid
WASHINGTON -- In the rush to slash government spending, the House today will vote on eliminating a $179 million fund for the United Nations -- most of which is designated...
Thief's EM-mess
A dim-witted robber was quickly captured after fleeing in a distinctive getaway vehicle -- his GPS-equipped ambulette that helped cops track him down. Repeat offender Kevin Cheeks -- who was...
DC tackles munis
Analyst Meredith Whitney can't be blamed for all the doomsday panic over her warnings that there could be dozens of municipal bond defaults over the next several quarters as local...
Why school reforms matter
The State Education Department data showing that a scant 23 percent of New York City high school graduates are prepared for college puts more pressure on -- and demands more...
Diploma deceit
If Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch and Education Commissioner David Steiner keep it up, the public one day may actually have a full and honest picture of the state of education...
AOL stock sheds $315M -- HuffPo price tag
You pay for what you get. Arianna Huffington and Ken Lerer, co-founders of the Huffington Post, are said to be walking away with a combined $80 million to $100 million...
Cable outsider hired to lift sagging CBS News
CBS chief Les Moonves is shaking up the network's news division as part of a restructuring that brings in fresh blood and also preserves grizzled veterans. Moonves is shifting Sean...
Take-Two on target
Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., the publisher of "Grand Theft Auto" video games, posted profit of 52 cents, beating analysts' estimates of 34 cents, with sales of its NBA basketball game....
Disney's quarter dazzles the Street
Walt Disney wowed Wall Street with the magic of surging sales and profits. The Burbank, Calif., entertainment giant said yesterday better-than-expected results across its divisions -- including its TV networks,...
Ally plans spring IPO
Ally Financial Inc., the automobile and home lender majority owned by the US government, plans to sell shares to the public late in the second quarter, sources said. The initial...
Skakel rips his lawyer
Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel yesterday blasted prosecutors and his former lawyer and insisted on his innocence in his most extensive comments since he was sentenced after his murder conviction in...
Jets' Sanchez and HS gal in QB 'sack'
She's in high school and dating the star quarterback -- of the Jets! Superstar Gang Green play caller Mark Sanchez "hooked up" in his New Jersey home last month with...
Lifestyles of the rich and infamous
An alleged ringleader in the insider-trading scandal that surfaced yesterday is a former Olympic hopeful set to marry a well-heeled Boston blueblood in less than three weeks. Handsome hedge-fund manager...
Late dirty pol $pared
This isn't how you want to get out from under your debts. The feds have dropped a $1 million forfeiture order against corrupt former Assemblyman Anthony Seminerio, who died last...
Zuckerberg & 'stalker' no longer networking
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg really wants to unfriend this guy. The social-networking guru has obtained a restraining order against a California man who allegedly stalked him, begging the billionaire to...
$4M penalty for barge blast
The Coast Guard will collect $4 million from the operator and owner of a barge that exploded in 2003 in the waters off Staten Island, killing two workers and dumping...
Tea Party rebels stall Patriot Act
The House of Representatives yesterday failed to re-authorize three key provisions of the anti-terror Patriot Act, as more than two dozen Republicans bucked leadership to vote against the bill. The...
Desperate 'insider coverup'
A panicked hedge-fund manager running an insider-trading ring was so frightened the feds were closing in, he fled his Upper East Side apartment in the middle of the night to...
Yankees catcher Montero has tough road to Bronx
TAMPA -- When Jesus Montero thinks about the Yankees' season-opener with the Tigers on March 31, he has a clear vision of where he wants to be -- and it...
Red Sox edge Mets to sign Yankees' Aceves
PORT ST. LUCIE -- The Red Sox beat out the Mets for former Yankees reliever Alfredo Aceves, signing the right-hander to a one-year deal worth a guaranteed $200,000 that could...
The Post Line
NCAA BasketballFavoriteLine UnderdogMICHIGAN1½NorthwesternNOTRE DAME2LouisvilleMarquette5S. FLORIDAUCF3½MemphisDREXEL2½James Mad.Vcu6DELAWAREGEORGIA ST.PickHofstraOld Dominion8½WLLM & MRYN'EASTERN7½TowsonMARSHALL1½UabOHIO17ToledoKENT ST.12E. MichiganBWLNG GRN1½Ball St.MIAMI, Ohio7N. IllinoisTEMPLE25½FordhamRichmond2½G.W.RHODE ISLAND2DaytonMiami9½WK. FORESTSYRACUSE5½GeorgetownAKRON8W. MichiganNEW MEXICO16WyomingUNLV8TcuMISSOURI ST.15BradleyILLINOIS ST.1Indiana St.Florida3S. CAROLINAMISS. ST.1ArkansasSMU4TulaneVillanova3½RUTGERSBAYLOR6½NebraskaWisconsin7IOWAMISSISSIPPI14LsuCOLORADO1Texas A&MTexas11OKLAHOMASAINT LOUIS6½La SalleDUKE9½N. CarolinaByu11AIR FORCEUtah...
Tomorrow's Aqueduct Entries
Post Time: 12:30 pm. All horses appear in post position orderFIRST1m&70y; $21,000; cl($10,000); 3upPNHorse Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1French Transition(L),118A Lezcano3-5-4FMartin 12-12Merlin Bay(L),115B Pedroza8-3-1Shivmngl 20-13Dantastic(L),120J Alvarado6-1-7Contessa 6-14Lofty Banner(L),118M Luzzi8-3-4Volk 4-15Empire Express(L),118CVelasquez4-8-3Englehrt 4-16Timeless Classic(L),118RDominguez2-4-1JImperio...
Beulah Charts
Feb. 8, 2011Snowing And Fast. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST5f; $3,500; clm; 3upOff: 1:15. 7. inside 1/4p, ralliedTime: 23.12, 46.54, 58.99.Trainer: Reid GrossWinner: DK B/ C, 4, by Dance With...
Affrunti's Tampa Bay Downs Grade
Post Time: 12:25 pm.FIRST-6 ½f; $8,000; md ncl($8,000); 3YO(f)3-Lunette 1208-DevilsBridge 1206-SchellShocker 1202-IrreplacblJzz 1201-Alkinator 1207-Bali Amour 1204-Big Box 1209-GoldenAgave 1205-FlyLiketheWnd 120SECOND-7f; $8,000; mdn cl($8,000); 4up4-Cardiac Cat 1201-MartinsFlyin 1223-Dixie Whiskey 1227-Elton Lammie...
Analysis
Post time: 1:15 pm. All horses appear in post position order FIRST-6 1/2f; $24,000; mdn cl($35,000); 4up;(f&m) WILDCAT SKIER goes turf to dirt and faces maiden claimers for the first...
Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 6f; $22,000; str alw; 4up; (f&m)PUT ME FIRST drops to starter allowance for local debut after tiring at Parx in first start off the claim. JACKY JUICE moves to...
Slim Super Bowl victory for Vegas
LAS VEGAS -- Sports books in Nevada hung on to win just over $724,000 from Super Bowl bets despite heavy gambling on the Packers and lots of scoring, Nevada gambling...
Turf Paradise Results
FIRST-6f; $10,000; mdn opt clm; 3YO6CmeAwyHme (Barton) 6.202.602.104Supercarls Remedy (Baze)2.202.103Ozilda's Last Son (Collins)4.40 Off 12:33. Time 1:10.41. Fast. * Exacta (6-4) $10.00 * Quinella (4-6) $4.00 * $1 Trifecta (6-4-3)...
Martin's knee set for test with Yankees
TAMPA -- Russell Martin still is getting used to his new team. "I'm feeling good in this black," he said pointing to his Yankees shorts, before correcting himself, "or what...
Nets hope Farmar can provide jolt
Despite the Nets' maddening habit of slow starts, there won't be any changes in their starting lineup . . . yet. But there will be a familiar change in the...
Enough prodding, Rangers need to turn Gaborik loose
Following the 3-2 defeat in Detroit on Monday that stretched the Rangers' losing streak to five games (0-4-1), John Tortorella said that it's his responsibility as the coach to let...
Rangers coach bonds with Knicks'
After working down the hall from each other inside the Garden's Westchester practice facility for almost two years, you would expect Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni and Rangers coach John Tortorella...
Capuano gamble may bail out Mets
PORT ST. LUCIE -- When all bets are off, every roll of the dice is vital. That is why a bullpen session yesterday by lefty Chris Capuano, a week before...
Sports shorts
NFL: Packers, fans celebrate Packers fans rejoiced one more time with their cherished Super Bowl champions during a frigid ceremony yesterday to welcome the Lombardi Trophy back to Lambeau Field...
Simms sorry for Howard flap
Phil Simms is upset with Desmond Howard for putting the details of their altercation on Twitter, but also accepted responsibility. The former Giants quarterback reportedly threatened to hit Howard, a...
Lombardi deal
Lombardi Fever is sweeping the Big Apple. The popular Lombardi's (32 Spring St.) is offering its Hall of Fame margerita pizza at half price all day Sunday to celebrate the...
Rangers look for cure for struggling power play
John Tortorella gave his team the day off yesterday after the Rangers lost their season-high fifth straight game, falling to 0-4-1 during that stretch, with a 3-2 loss in Detroit...
Islanders goalie hurt in warmups; backup loses to Maple Leafs
The cursed season on Long Island ceases to show mercy, as last night the Islanders dealt with one more cruel twist of fate in a surreal season filled with them....
Devils rally past Hurricanes to keep playoff dream alive
This is The One, the victory that makes believers of those Devils who were still doubting. "I believe. I believe we can win every game when we step onto the...
Clothes maketh the man flee!
Every fashionista knows about man repelling — dressing oneself in fashion trends that women love but guys despise. Shoulder pads, booties, sequined anything? The ladies swoon, but dudes dispatch. And...
Weird but true
His false teeth came back to bite him. Cops in Sacramento, Calif., nabbed a 53-year- old crook because he left his choppers in the stolen car he was driving when...
College coach donates kidney to Yankees draftee
Wake Forest baseball coach Tom Walter has donated a kidney to a freshman player who suffers from a disease that can lead to kidney failure. Both Walter and outfielder Kevin...
Well-traveled Glover finds a fit with Iona
Tim Cluess didn't know what he was inheriting. Upon taking over at Iona in April, after Kevin Willard's departure to Seton Hall, Cluess was clueless about his roster. Despite the...
Fashion buzz
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The most beautiful, wearable picks of the season
Bayard Rustin upset of Manhattan Center one of three shockers in borough
For an undersized Class A team from downtown Manhattan, Manhattan Center’s gym can be intimidating. It gets loud in a hurry and the home team is big and long. Bayard...
No sleeping on 'A' league standout Smith
He’s one of the hottest names in New York City high-school basketball, a lethal combo guard who scored 68 points in a single game and has Division I coaches lighting...
Gunman opens fire in Coney Island bodega (VIDEO)
This amazing video shows a gun toting thug burst into a Coney Island bodega, where he opened fire and struck an innocent woman today. The gunman leaned in through the...
Islanders goalie Poulin injures knee in warmups
Islanders goalie Kevin Poulin injured his left leg in warmups Tuesday night, leaving the team without a backup for its game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Poulin, a 20-year-old rookie...
10 BEST: Alt.Caribbean
THIS week's Post Travel feature was all about the best of the Caribbean. Real talk: I hate the Caribbean. I'm not paying $750 on a plane ticket to a place with...
Fans who lost Super Bowl seats get second option
The NFL has added a second option for the roughly 400 fans who had to give up their seats at the Super Bowl: They can choose to attend any future...