February 10, 2011
Whit
It was granny-chic meets schoolgirl at Whit -- which made sense, as designer Whitney Pozgay's inspiration was "a girl playing dress-up in her grandmother's closet." There were bird-prints and another...
White Sox pitcher wanted Eagles' Vick to get hurt: report
White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle, an animal rights activist, recently told MLB.com he watched Eagles games this season and wished injury on Michael Vick, the convicted dogfighting ringleader who was...
Man brings flowers to ex, then shoots her in the face
Four days before Valentine's Day, a crazed Queens man yesterday waltzed into a pharmacy, handed a bouquet of carnations and sunflowers to his estranged wife, who was working the register,...
FDNY utilizes new equipment to rescue construction worker
Firefighters used a new piece of equipment to rescue a construction worker who was injured today while moving dirt 150 feet below street level in an access tunnel near Grand...
Ex-Gov. Mario Cuomo to mediate Madoff trustee's suit against Mets' owners
Former Gov. Mario Cuomo has been tapped to mediate the $300 million-plus lawsuit that accuses the Mets owners of illegally profiting from Bernard Madoff's epic Ponzi scheme. The Queens native...
Penguins' Crosby won't rule out missing season: report
Penguins star Sidney Crosby said he plans to play again this season but admitted he may not be able to return, the Pittsburgh Post Gazette reports."You know what? That could...
D'Antoni wants Knicks fans to stop chanting for 'Melo
One day after Mike D'Antoni's scathing postgame press conference, the Knicks coach confessed the chanting and Carmelo Anthony trade reports have hurt his club's focus and has begged his players...
Lindsay Lohan's tight, white dress is an instant hit
Lindsay Lohan’s sexy, all-white, form-fitting, mid-thigh dress that she wore to court yesterday is one hot item today. The dress from designer Kimberly Ovitz's pre-fall collection is selling out at...
Paterson: I'm joining NYU faculty
ALBANY – Former Gov. Paterson says he's ditching the podium for the lectern and will be "joining the faculty" at New York University. The former governor, who announced the move...
Jenni Kayne
The soundtrack that blared through a white-washed industrial studio in the West Village was mostly 80s pop, but LA-based designer Jenni Kayne's newest spin on classic American sportswear was fueled...
Jolly rancher heads back to Australia after NYC rape accusation hell
Australian rancher David Green's New York City nightmare finally ended today -- and now, he says, he'll file a one-million-dollar lawsuit against the two women whose false accusations of date...
Bloomberg's Irish 'jokes' get boo-birds from historical society audience
Memo to Mayor Mike: jokes about "inebriated Irish hanging out the windows" don't go over well before Irish audiences. The mayor stirred up another brouhaha yesterday when the Irish Voice...
French national gets time served, probation for air-rage incident
A French national whose in-flight liquid diet of whiskey and vodka contributed to an assault against a Delta flight attendant was sentenced today to time already served (six days), a...
Sports Illustrated to sell digital subscriptions
Sports Illustrated will start selling digital subscriptions tomorrow afternoon on smartphones and tablets that run on Google’s Android mobile operating system. It marks the first Time Inc. title to have...
Abusive plaintiff barred from suing ex-lawyer
A dissatisfied plaintiff who bombarded his ex-lawyer with abusive legal papers has been barred from ever suing the attorney again, according to a recent decision. After Donald Schechter asked to...
Scarred B'klyn woman gets $1.5M settlement in hospital screw-up case
A Brooklyn woman whose arms were horribly scarred after a screw-up at a city hospital settled her claim for $1.5 million, the Post has learned. Marie Louis-Jeune sued Coney Island...
'Survivor' boss not sure if Hantz leaked spoilers
LOS ANGELES — Mark Burnett isn't sure if contestant Russell Hantz was spilling "Survivor" secrets. The "Survivor" executive producer said during a teleconference Thursday that he had no idea if...
New coach knows Yankees need better Burnett
TAMPA -- It's no secret what job one is for new Yankees pitching coach Larry Rothschild: Fix A.J. Burnett.The Yankees starter had a disastrous 2010, going 10-15 with a 5.26...
JFK cabbie who took French tourists on high-speed chase sentenced to a year in prison
The JFK taxi cab hustler that pleaded guilty for taking a group of French tourist on an unwanted high-speed police chase through Brooklyn and Queens was sentenced today to a...
Feds add murder charges in crackdown on Latin Kings gang
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Federal prosecutors have added murder charges to an indictment against reputed Latin King gang members and associates who allegedly terrorized upstate Newburgh. Defendants are accused of...
'Granddad Bandit' bank robber pleads guilty in Va.
RICHMOND, Va. — The graying, balding man dubbed the “Granddad Bandit” pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to robbing two Virginia banks and acknowledged two dozen other heists from New...
Feds: Mobster fugitive captured in rural Idaho
MARSING, Idaho — For more than a decade, the vast farm fields of rural southwestern Idaho provided Enrico Ponzo the isolation he needed to hide from his past as a...
Knicks must regroup with Lakers next
The Knicks were still smarting and beating themselves up after Wednesday night's depressing 116-108 loss to the Clippers. The "Blake Show'' now bleeds into Friday night's "Lake Show'' when the...
Brooklyn arena architect to design first residential tower at Atlantic Yards
A hot Manhattan architectural firm has been tapped to design the first residential tower for Brooklyn’s long-delayed Atlantic Yards project – although officials confirmed they still lack the financing to...
Staggered starts for NCAA tournament
The NCAA tournament’s new TV deal will allow for more staggered starts of games, so all those buzzer-beaters aren’t happening at the same time. The contract signed in April with...
Red Bull 2011 schedule
MLS finally released its entire schedule today. The Red Bulls were already slated to host Seattle in their March 19 season-opener, but they’ll play at home in three of their...
Denise Richards defends family, says people shouldn't judge Charlie Sheen
In the midst of all the drama surrounding her ex-husband Charlie Sheen, actress Denise Richards defended her family, saying people should not be so quick to judge. At Wednesday night's...
Kareem clears up cancer comments
A few days after putting a comment on his Twitter account that he was cancer free, legendary basketball star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said Thursday that it was a “misstatement.” “You’re never...
Former Jets QB Lucas details rehab on Facebook
Ray Lucas didn’t shy away from hits on the football field, a tough-guy quarterback who played more like a linebacker during his NFL career. Turns out, all the pounding took...
NFL sides cancel labor talks
WASHINGTON -- Negotiations to prevent an NFL lockout took a grim turn Thursday with the cancellation of the second day of a planned two-day bargaining session. “We wish we were...
Judge grants Kelsey Grammer divorce in LA
LOS ANGELES — A judge granted Kelsey Grammer a divorce Thursday, clearing the way for the actor to remarry later this month. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Maren Nelson signed...
Half of women feel more successful than their man
Looks like the glass ceiling just got a swift kick. Nearly half of all American women think they are doing much better in their career than the man in their...
Mets' Parnell vows he won't be 'complacent' this spring
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Mets pitcher Bobby Parnell talked Thursday about being "too complacent" last year during spring training and said he believes that's one of the reasons he wound...
SUNY, CUNY push for tuition hikes, business deals
ALBANY, N.Y. — The chancellors of New York’s public universities are pushing legislators hard for regular, moderate tuition increases and the authority to enter lucrative partnerships with the private sector...
Jim Jones slapped with 'Summertime' suit
Don't mess with topless Texans! A pair of Lone Star lovelies are taking aim at rapper Jim Jones for using video of their topless frolicking in his "Summertime" video. In...
Ranting Chelsea bar-beat brute interrupts his own guilty plea in near-fatal pummeling of young nurse
Moments away from pleading guilty, an accused Chelsea nightclub brute launched into a bizarre self-defense tirade against the young nurse he's charged with trying to beat to death when she...
UConn QB king of trick shots (VIDEO)
UConn went used four quarterbacks this past season, none of which were sophomore Johnny McEntee.Watching this trick-shot video -- wait till next year!
Small plane crashes near NJ airport
LINCOLN PARK, N.J. — A small plane crashed while trying to land at a northern New Jersey airport Thursday morning, injuring its pilot. The craft came down near Lincoln Park...
Fed governor Kevin Warsh, a former Bush adviser, stepping down
WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve Board Governor Kevin Warsh announced Thursday that he plans to resign from the central bank by the end of March. A former economic adviser to President...
Comedian Kathy Griffin heads to Broadway for one-woman show
Comedian Kathy Griffin is taking her no-holds-barred routine to the Great White Way, announcing Thursday she will star in a one woman show "Kathy Griffin Wants a Tony." The Emmy...
Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl to announce retirement
PHOENIX -- Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) announced Thursday that he will not seek re-election in 2012 and will retire from public service at the end of his term. At a...
Jennifer Hudson to appear on Oprah Winfrey show
CHICAGO — Singer and actress Jennifer Hudson will talk about her recent weight loss and the murders of her mother, brother and nephew on "The Oprah Winfrey Show." The Chicago...
Trial delayed in insider trading case against Galleon Group founder
NEW YORK -- A federal court judge in Manhattan on Thursday postponed the start date for the securities fraud trial of Galleon Group founder Raj Rajaratnam until March 8. Billionaire...
Mubarak says he's not resigning, furious crowds march in protest
CAIRO -- Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak defied expectations and announced Thursday he would stay in office until September elections but pass some authority to Vice President Omar Suleiman, triggering a...
Would-be DC mistress says Lee 'probably met others online'
The woman behind New York Rep. Christopher Lee’s Craigslist scandal and spectacular career flameout is convinced she wasn’t his first online hook-up. “Chances are he’s probably met more women online,”...
Pilots union rethinks position on La Guardia trash plant
The Air Line Pilots Association says it is “assessing” its previously strong opposition to a garbage plant near La Guardia Airport. Critics fear the plant, which is being built about...
Fishkill man charged with attempted rape of 10-year-old
YONKERS, N.Y. — A New York man has been charged with trying to arrange sex with a 10-year-old girl. Authorities say Robert Viggiano of Fishkill was arraigned Wednesday on a...
Dance tracks to make your heart beat faster
Catherine Wentworth spins records as DJ Cat NYC — getting partygoers moving at Soho House, Bungalow 8, Fashion Week spectacles and much more. "My mission is to make people dance,...
Former FBI task force officer sentenced
TRENTON, N.J. — A federal judge in Trenton sentenced a 16-year Port Authority police detective to probation for his role in a mail fraud scheme. Michael Palermo admitted he enlisted...
Settlement reached in Rikers Island inmate death
New York City has agreed to pay more than $500,000 to settle a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of a Rikers Island inmate who died after a scuffle...
Yankees manager says 'it's possible' Jeter could wind up in center field
Joe Girardi says another Derek Jeter contract could end with another position. According to ESPN.com, the Yankees manager could see his shortstop moving to center field at the end of...
Three dead, two missing following explosion in Allentown, Pennsylvania
ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- Three people were killed in an explosion in Allentown, Pa., late Wednesday, and authorities were searching Thursday for two other people who had not been seen since...
WikiLeaks boss Assange 'fathered children' across the globe
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange allegedly boasted of fathering children all over the world, according to an excerpt from a new book released Thursday. The new book by former WikiLeaks insider...
Fewest requests for unemployment aid since 2008
WASHINGTON — The number of people applying for unemployment benefits plunged last week to the lowest level in nearly three years, boosting hopes that companies will step up hiring this...
Mark Ronson engaged to French model
British music producer Mark Ronson was celebrating Thursday after his French model girlfriend Josephine De La Baume accepted his marriage proposal. Ronson, 35, began dating De La Baume in March...
Verizon iPhone hits shelves to surprisingly thin crowds
Verizon Wireless began selling Apple's iPhone in stores at 7 am ET Thursday, drawing surprisingly thin crowds at some outlets. The arrival of the popular smartphone on the largest US...
Turkey considers chemical castration for rapists
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s ruling party has proposed legalizing chemical castration as punishment for repeat rapists or pedophiles in a wide-ranging overhaul of sex abuse laws, according to a draft...
Lindsay Lohan previously tried to leave with diamond earring, jeweler claims
LOS ANGELES -- Lindsay Lohan was previously stopped from taking a diamond earring from the jewelry store that accused her of stealing a $2,500 necklace, it was reported Thursday. A...
Drama Mama: Run, Forest, run ... away from 'Suspect'
Premieres of new shows and returning faves litter the TV landscape this week and next: “Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior” (Wednesday, 10 p.m. CBS) The “Criminal Minds” spinoff fires up next...
Man found shot dead outside Upper Manhattan apartment building
Police are investigating the shooting death of a man outside an Upper Manhattan apartment building. The 25-year-old victim was found with two gunshot wounds to the abdomen shortly after 2...
Florida's Rick Scott has Liberals tearing their hair out
Florida Gov. Rick Scott obviously loves his job. He must because he's obiously having a lot of fun. Take his latest effort: Scott won't ask Washington to approve an old...
Memo to Pelosi: Get new soundbites
Rep. Nancy Pelosi seems to have forgotten President Obama's message from the 2008 election: "I won". She tried to protest the GOP's budget cuts yesterday with an oldie but a...
Syracuse loses to Georgetown
SYRACUSE — John Thompson III looked skyward and exhaled. Finally, a win on hallowed ground. Austin Freeman had 14 points to lead four Georgetown players in double figures and the 11th-ranked...
CHSAA/Private girls basketball roundup: Molinari leads Eagles past SJP
Cassandra Molinari made a promise to her coach after her St. Edmund team fell on the road to St. John’s Prep earlier this season. “She said we are going to...
Bigger isn't better: Undersized MSIT tops Curtis
On paper, Curtis held a decided advantage in the paint, not only in its size but its bulk and depth. It was the difference in the Warriors’ previous victory over...
Fans may want ’Melo, but Knicks need him
The final moment of clarity came with a minute and a half left in the game, after a frantic comeback already had begun to hit the brakes, as most of...
Moore freshman shoots down St. Peter's streak
Players like Taylor Baggs and Nicole Arnone have toiled for four years at Moore Catholic with the dream of one day beating Staten Island demigod St. Peter’s. The seniors had...
Heavier Joba OK with Yankees role
TAMPA -- A bigger Joba Chamberlain is not worried about a smaller role on the Yankees. The 25-year-old pitcher showed up at the team's minor-league complex yesterday to prepare for...
PSAL girls basketball roundup: Odom, Wilson lift South Shore past Midwood
Jasmine Odom and Tatiana Wilson each 12 points to lead South Shore to a 63-40 win over rival Midwood in PSAL Brooklyn AA Group 1 girls basketball Wednesday. Jenice Winter...
Yankees' Cervelli plans fight for catching job
TAMPA -- Yankees catchers have been a hot topic all offseason. Jorge Posada, Russell Martin, Jesus Montero . . . but one name always seems left out -- Francisco Cervelli, the...
Banneker beats Grand Street, clinches at least share of division crown
There was a slow start and some drama along the way. But Banneker clinched at least a share of the PSAL Brooklyn AA Group 2 title with a 55-48 win...
Boys basketball roundup: Fieldston tops Collegiate, creates logjam atop Ivy League
The Ivy Prep League is starting to get crowded at the top. Fieldston knocked off two-time regular season champion Collegiate, 66-61, in overtime to create a three-way tie atop the...
Other Mets lefties get jump on Perez
PORT ST. LUCIE — Lefty Jon Niese joined the Mets’ voluntary workout party here yesterday. Along with newly signed Chris Capuano, that makes two lefty major league starters in early...
Jets power past defending champ Satellite for Alternative 'A' title
Confidence is something Kevin Charles never lacks. “I felt confidence, a lot of confidence in my jump shot -- every time we play I have confidence in my jump shot,”...
Mets' Niese seeks success, start to finish
PORT ST. LUCIE -- With Johan Santana likely out until the All-Star break at the earliest, the Mets have turned to pitchers such as Mike Pelfrey and R.A. Dickey to...
'D'-lightful choice: Moore defensive stopper commits to Molloy College
What a day it was for Nicole Arnone. On Tuesday night, her Moore Catholic girls basketball team beat St. Peter’s, ending the Eagles’ 34-game CHSAA Staten Island winning streak and...
Balanced Eagles fly past Farrell, back to SIHSL final
The first quarter belonged to Kevin Driscoll. Ethan Peana made his presence felt in the second and Stefan Bock and Andrew Cannon took turns tossing in daggers in the third....
Angus cooks up another last-second win for Loughlin
Joel Angus is making the spectacular routine. The Bishop Loughlin junior slashed to the basket and scored the winning layup with 1.6 seconds left in the fourth quarter to lift...
Drama mama
Premieres of new shows and returning faves litter the TV landscape this week and next: * "Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior" (Wednesday, 10 p.m. CBS) The "Criminal Minds" spinoff fires up...
Having fun's Wonder-ful
When Ronald K. Brown's company performs, the dancers seem to enjoy themselves as much as you do -- and maybe more. Now finishing its 25th year, Brown's Brooklyn-based Evidence, a...
Disappearance comedy gets slightly lost
Who, younger readers may wonder, was Michael Rockefeller? Back in 1961, former Gov. Nelson's 23-year-old son went to Papua New Guinea on an anthropological expedition and never returned. Though he...
Copycat 'Moms'
MTV may be positioning the "Teen Mom" franchise as cautionary tales about the trials of teen pregnancy, but it's actually having the opposite effect on some of the stars' friends....
Roker legal issues
Al Roker's forecast is cloudy with a chance of legal trouble. Two Jersey City men are suing Roker's Spike TV reality show, "DEA," for allegedly entering their apartment illegally --...
'Ink' is spreading to NYC next
New York City is about to get some TV "Ink." TLC, which airs "Miami Ink" and "LA Ink," is expanding its franchise with "NY Ink," an eight-episode series scheduled to...
Womack proposed before show
'Bachelor" Brad Womack's ex-girlfriend has a warning for the new love of his life -- she's heard it all before. "There's not one thing he says to these girls that...
No face time
Hayden Panettiere avoided a chance to meet with convicted killer Amanda Knox before playing her in the controversial new Lifetime movie "Amanda Knox: Murder On Trial In Italy," the actress...
Starr report
Vince Curatola is joining his former "Sopranos" cast mate James Gandolfini on the big screen in "Coogan's Trade," which begins filming later this month in New Orleans. Gandolfini stars with...
Secrets of the best love songs
Want to get an idea of just how hard it is to write a love song? Try putting your heart’s desires on paper — and then singing them out loud....
Joe-pinion not helping: Egypt
WASHINGTON -- Egypt's foreign minister yesterday slammed Vice President Joe Biden for his "not at all" helpful advice to immediately begin democratic reforms and repeal emergency law. Foreign Minister Ahmed...
Brit PM's wise advice: Lose PC, or lose lives
We live in a sorry state of affairs when stating the obvious becomes controversial ("David Cameron's Epiphany," Editorial, Feb. 8). British Prime Minister David Cameron will be seen by the...
Betraying the Brits
Documents from Wiki Leaks indicate that the Obama administration, des perate to get the Russians to sign the new START treaty, agreed to pass on secret information about the British...
The perils of a leaderless revolution
To many Egyptians, the mass gathering in Tahrir Square in Cairo has won the right to be called a revolution. They call it "our revolution" as distinct from "their revolution"...
Who's got the beef?
State lawmakers are starting to ask a potentially devastat ing question about Gov. Cuo mo's budget -- "Where's the beef?" He's going to have to reply with another old advertising...
Why the Dems need the Blue Dogs
Pundits have lamented the disappear ance of Republican moderates for years. It's time now to lament the disappearance of moderate Democrats. Last month, Sen. Joseph Lieberman announced he wouldn't seek...
House rejects cut to UN security $$
WASHINGTON -- The House yesterday rejected a bill to kill a $179 million fund for the United Nations that included money for New York-sponsored security upgrades at the UN headquarters....
NYPD Daily Blotter
Queens Police are seeking the public's help in locating the man pictured here (top photo), who went missing from a residence in Queens Village. Alexander Cousely, 26, was last seen...
The Queens dream
Two-bedrooms with river views for $600 in a brand new high-rise one subway stop from Midtown? It's not a fantasy. It's part of the plan unveiled yesterday for Hunters Point...
Quinn's odds get slimmer
The lady doesn't look ready for prime time. City Council Speaker Christine Quinn (right) wanted to score a politi cal touchdown. Instead, the "Hate Walmart" pep rally she threw last...
Prez doesn't dye his 'do: Michelle
The leader of the free world might traipse around town in flip-flops, but he draws the line at dyeing his hair. First Lady Michelle Obama said yesterday her husband hasn't...
Hit-wife appeal rips judge
Lawyer Alan Dershowitz yesterday blasted the judge who presided over the murder trial of a Queens doctor convicted of hiring a hit man to kill her husband. Dershowitz, representing Mazultov...
Another view on why there is no robust job growth
The economy should be creat ing jobs. That, anyway, is what everyone says. President Obama thinks that. And so does Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, every Wall Street economist and...
'Deadbeat dad' chef jailed
Celebrity chef Bjorn van der Horst has been tossed in jail for up to six months, and he'll stay there unless he pays $53,000 in overdue child support, a judge...
Bloomberg OKs lease
Bloomberg LP agreed to lease 16 floors at 120 Park Ave., the former headquarters of Altria Group, as the company expands beyond its main office to accommodate a growing work...
Fallen Starr is abandoned
Where are all his famous friends now? Crooked celebrity money manager Kenneth Starr -- whose former clients include Al Pacino and Uma Thurman -- couldn't convince any A-listers to help...
'Spokes'-woman leads fight vs. cancer
A Manhattan patient battling a rare cancer put a positive spin on the deadly disease -- and thousands of people this weekend will take part in the annual cycling fund-raiser...
'Guitar Hero' is silenced
Activision Blizzard, which produces the "Call of Duty" series, is ending the "Guitar Hero" franchise after a run of more than five years. For the first quarter of 2011, the...
Judge hotel suite sorrow
ALBANY -- The verdict is in: A financial crisis is no time to burn millions of taxpayer dollars on a luxurious "hotel" for judges. Chief Administrative Judge Ann Pfau made...
City kids advance on 'college' tests
The number of city public-school students taking and passing the college-credit Advanced Placement exams saw hefty increases last year compared to 2009, city data shows. More than 15,000 students passed...
Role as a goon is real
An actor who played mobsters in "GoodFellas" and "The Sopranos" has pleaded guilty to getting too into character. Anthony Borgese -- a Gambino crime-family associate who goes by the stage...
'Pervert' coach's collapse
A Little League coach collapsed in a Queens courtroom yesterday as prosecutors described how he allegedly videotaped himself sexually abusing three players during sleepovers. David Hartshorn, 52, who runs the...
Burnt offering
"Nokia, our platform is burning." That was the brutally frank message Nokia Chief Executive Stephen Elop delivered to employees as the Finnish cellphone giant braces for a radical overhaul. In...
Strolling to splitsville
LOS ANGELES -- You wouldn't know it by this cozy photo, but Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz are breaking up. Simpson, 26, filed for divorce from the Fall Out Boy...
Mike hits whining motorists
Motorists grumbling about the double winter whammy of potholes and parking tickets didn't get much sympathy yesterday from Mayor Bloomberg. Bloomberg said it takes crews an average of 3½ days...
Waste was job 1: probe
WASHINGTON -- The feds spent $18 billion a year running 47 different job-training programs that had so little oversight that funds were wasted on bar tabs, casino trips, golf shirts...
Belting Bernanke
Off with the kid gloves. Ben Bernanke received rougher than normal treatment from lawmakers on Capitol Hill yesterday -- his first appearance before a Republican-controlled Congress. A flurry of opening...
McCrudden defense fund online
Vincent McCrudden, the New York trader arrested last month for threatening to kill financial regulators, needs help paying his legal bills -- and he'd like you to help him out....
Dave haunts Andy e-mails
ALBANY -- He's baaack -- but only in cyberspace. Former Gov. David Paterson resurfaced yesterday -- at the bottom of e-mail messages sent to constituents by his successor, Gov. Cuomo....
Regaining gift of Gab
PHOENIX -- Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords spoke for the first time since she was shot in the forehead, her spokesman said yesterday -- yet another significant milestone in her recovery...
Ex-fed backs extort rabbi
A former fed asked a judge to "temper justice with mercy" in sentencing a crooked rabbi facing more than 20 years for a $4 million hedge-fund extortion scheme -- saying...
Sully sues over building deal
DANVILLE, Calif. -- Miracle on the Hudson pilot Chesley Sullenberger has filed a lawsuit over a real-estate deal in Northern California. Sullenberger and his wife, Lorraine, claim the $935,000 they...
'Plunge' biz had bad rep
They never learned. A contractor whose two ironworkers plunged to their deaths at an Upper West Side construction site Tuesday has been slapped with more than $30,000 in federal safety...
Water Club '$kimming'
Something's fishy at the Water Club. Comptroller John Liu reported yesterday that the well-known restaurant, which has a lease with the city, didn't record all its cash sales at a...
Oh, for frock's sake
Apparently, even jaded New York girls want to dress up like a princess-in-waiting. Copies of the fetching, cream-colored frock that Kate Middleton wore for her official engagement photos with Prince...
O chews 'fat' with GOP bigs
WASHINGTON -- President Obama met with top House Republican leaders over lunch at the White House yesterday, and was in agreement on the need to cut federal spending -- even...
iPhone rush at Verizon stores
Verizon stores from Bryant Park to Bismarck are preparing for an iPhone rush. The Apple gadget will hit Verizon stores for the first time today and lines are expected. There...
Business briefs
Whole growth Whole Foods Market shares jumped more than 9 percent to $58.72 in late trading after the trendy natural foods grocery chain reported a 61-percent gain in its first-quarter...
Teacher re-marks
Board of Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch said yesterday that state educators will craft a new, performance-based teacher-evaluation system by July 1 that could end the "last in, first out" policy...
Uniform outrage
A bitter feud between Mayor Bloomberg and the city's police and fire unions erupted yesterday when enraged labor leaders called the mayor a "liar" and a thief for proposing to...
Madoff pal sued by kin
Maurice Cohn, who ran Cohmad Securities, a Bernie Madoff-linked investment firm, has been sued by his daughter for allegedly duping her into signing over her house to a trust he...
Achtung! Germans taking over NYSE
Your 401(k) may soon read "Made in Germany." The Germans are about to buy the symbol of American capitalism -- the New York Stock Exchange -- in a spectacular deal...
How the West was won - Ralph posts 52% profit jump
Preppies of the world are uniting -- and ponying up for Polo Ralph Lauren's fashions. Shares of the New York-based clothier surged to a record yesterday, trading as high as...
Sanchez's teen gal pal partied with mom
Like mother, like daughter. The rich, preppy Connecticut mom of 17-year-old Eliza Kruger -- who said she "hooked up" with star Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez after meeting him at a...
Bam's poll deficit
President Obama's approval rating for handling the federal budget deficit has dropped through the floor in recent months, a Gallup poll found. Even as his overall approval ratings are on...
Chase: Picard sued us in wrong court
Jamie Dimon wants a jury of his peers to judge last week's eye-popping allegations that his JPMorgan Chase aided and abetted Bernard Madoff's massive $65 billion Ponzi scheme. Last week,...
Micro-managing snow
Create a leadership vacuum -- and just about anything will jump in to fill it. In this case, it's the City Council jumping in to reinvent the municipal snow-removal wheel...
Reason for hope
Just days after offering that he was open to discussing the repeal of sen iority-based teacher layoffs -- "last in, first out" -- Gov. Cuomo yesterday disclosed that such talks...
Architect hit with code violations
Trendy architect Winka Dubbeldam has been slapped with a stop work order on the three-story TriBeCa building she is renovating and living in without the proper certificate of occupancy. Dubbeldam...
Andreessen adds to Twitter stake
An influential Silicon Valley venture-capital firm has gobbled up more than $80 million in Twitter shares on secondary markets, a source said yesterday. Andreessen Horowitz took a bite of the...
UFT tactic on ratings
The teachers union is arguing that a lower-court judge failed to use her full discretion when she ruled that the city must release internal performance ratings for teachers with their...
Dem Webb nixes bid for re-elex
Democrats hoping to keep their narrow Senate majority in the 2012 elections got some more bad news yesterday -- freshman Sen. Jim Webb of Virginia abruptly announced plans to retire...
'Hasid' vid is DA's exhibit oy
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...
Magic set to help Vibe mag get its groove back
Vibe Ventures hopes that the magic is back now that it has a new ownership team led by basketball legend Magic Johnson and supermarket billionaire Ron Burkle -- who are...
Bottom fishing at Citi
Citigroup has refused to unload its consumer-finance business at fire-sale prices, but prospective buyers smell a bargain. The bank has told potential private-equity bidders for its CitiFinancial, the division that...
Judge warns Lindsay Lohan as she pleads not guilty to jewelry theft
A sexed-up, dressed-to-the-nines Lindsay Lohan pleaded not guilty yesterday to swiping a pricey necklace from a swank LA gem store -- sitting skittishly in court as a no-nonsense judge warned...
Mark Madoff's widow turned away Ruth at memorial service
Ruth Madoff flew from Florida to Greenwich, Conn., to attend a private memorial service for her son Mark after his suicide last December -- but was turned away by his...
Cop-gripe plunge
Civilian complaints against the NYPD dropped a substantial 15 percent in 2010 and hit the lowest annual total in seven years, officials said yesterday. There were 6,746 misconduct complaints filed...
Sony-led channel a 3D first
Sony, Discovery and IMAX are launching the first 24-hour 3D channel this Sunday, according to two sources. The channel just struck its first carriage agreement with DirecTV and is set...
'Wife-cheater' pol is exposed!
Upstate Rep. Christopher Lee abruptly quit his job yesterday after he was exposed trolling for an extramarital tryst on Craigslist -- using his real name and Gmail account. In a...
Terrorist threat up
The threat of terrorism against the United States is at its "most heightened" level since the 9/11 attacks -- and American-born radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki is now more dangerous than...
Leg up
‘These were the servants’ quarters,” says John Leguizamo, standing atop the original pine planks on the top floor of his light and airy 4,500-square-foot, 19th-century Greenwich Village brownstone. “We put...
Livin' Lage
Here’s a serious Fashion Week discount. Karl Lagerfeld, the man behind Chanel and Fendi, is putting up his stunning, never-lived-in home at 50 Gramercy Park North for $5.5 million. That’s...
Just sold!
Manhattan GREENWICH VILLAGE $705,000 67 E. 11th St. One-bedroom, one-bath duplex co-op, 750 square feet, with new kitchen appliances, new stone bathroom with copper sink, walk-in closet, terrace and balcony;...
The burb is the word
The recession has been good to those coveting a house in the suburbs. Take Michael Sellers, a 48-year-old communications executive who in 2005 bought a 1,000-square-foot starter home with his...
Snow job
Snow doesn’t just cause problems when it’s on the ground. The roof of my friend’s house is looking like a frosted cake — pretty, yes, but also dangerous for the...
Knicks' Mozgov gives Griffin battle in loss to Clippers
Knicks rookie center Timofey Mozgov not only had a sound outing in his second straight start, but he also welcomed fellow rookie Blake Griffin in his Garden debut early in...
Bill Smith At Meadowlands
Post time: 7:00 p.m.Best Bet: Some Girls Do 2nd)FIRST-mile; trot; $10,000; conditional1MusclesMalone(TTetrick)3-2-57-23Photo King(P Berry)2-5-64-16LoveUOverandovr(JCmpbll)4-1-58-12AdvantageHall(JMeittins)7-3-610-14Cuzzin Rob(Y Gingras)1-4-83-15Shanghai Jack(A Miller)1-2-X8-17SugarQueenGabby(RBilach)3-3-X15-18My Mac(D Miller)5-1-18-19Puzzlement(B Sears)7-6-715-110Bunyan(B Simpson)4-3-415-1SECOND-mile; pace; $12,500Tender Loving Care5Some Girls Do(B Sears)1-1-17-53Turnoffthelights(AMillr)3-3-34-18OddsOnLassomyhrt(DMillr)4-2-28-11Obsessive Artist(D...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 p.m.Best Bet: Mil Amores (3rd)FIRST-1 1/16 mile; pace; $6,000; cl.2BluebirdDream(GBrennan)5-8-17-51Mcdonna(J Stratton)6-1-18-13Best Bet Yet(B Dobson)5-5-18-54Hally(J Bartlett)5-4-25-15Laura Lane N(B Holland)7-7-620-16Jm Dancing Star(C Manzi)2-4-815-17RumrunnerBluchp(JPntlno)6-5-615-18Golden Opt(D Dube)6-7-220-1SECOND-1 1/16 mile; trot; $10,000;...
Tomorrow's Aqueduct Entries
Post Time: 12:25 pm. All horses appear in post position orderFIRST6f; $21,000; cl($15,000); 4upPNHorse Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1Digger Karakorum(L),120M Luzzi7-1-2Odintz 8-12Hudson Heights(L),113T Kaplan5-2-1CO'Brien 20-13Persian Ruler(L),118C Lopez1-9-6Grsmrk 12-14Broken Home(L),118RDominguez5-1-1Brown 2-15Tough Jolter(L),118E Castro4-5-1Ryerson 6-16Mr....
Vic Cangialosi at Santa Anita
Post time: 4:00 p.m. FIRST-1 mile; $16,000; clm($8,000); 4up PN Horse,Wt. Jockey Last 3 Odds 5 AlpineYodel(L),121 MPdrza 3-4-4 6-5 3 LucyGotLcky(L),123 VEspna 1-3-1 7-2 1 SkyBriteMss(L),121 PVlnza 4-1-1 4-1...
Gulfstream analysis
Post time: 12:55 p.m. All horses appear in post position order FIRST-1 mile; $15,000; cl($12,50); 3YO EXTRACT drops in class after running evenly in career debut. BLANCA LUNA cuts back...
Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 1m&70yds; $21,000; clm($10,000); 4upTIMELESS CLASSIC despite a troubled stretch drive he was able to close to finish second by a length while going shorter. CRAFTY MARK set the pace...
Aqueduct Charts
Feb. 9, 2011 Clear And Fast. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST6f; $22,000; str alw; 4up; (f&m)Off: 12:31. Good. inside,won long duelTime: 22.77, 45.67, 58.00, 1:11.12.Trainer: Richard DeMolaWinner: DK B/ M,...
Devils' Lemaire going for 600th win tonight
The Devils tonight can return the favor Jacques Lemaire has done for them. If they advance their Preposterous Dream with victory in Toronto, they will make Lemaire the eighth coach...
Jets sign UFL kicker
Jets kicker Nick Folk, who had his ups and downs in 2010, will have some competition next season -- if he's re-signed at all. The Jets yesterday signed veteran kicker...
Gulfstream Results
FIRST- 6½f; $24,000; mdn cl; 4up6EstrellaVega(Lprx) 28.2010.005.005DchssofDoom(Bcchca)7.603.202Wild Banshee (Solis)2.60 Scr: Star of Sapphire, Cane Candy, Electrica. * Ext. (6-5) $135.20 * $1 Superf.(6-5-2-7) $585.20 * $1 Trifecta (6-5-2) $422.60SECOND-6f; $15,000;...
Islanders acquire goalie Montoya
The Islanders traded a sixth-round pick to the Coyotes yesterday in exchange for former Rangers goalie Al Montoya. They did so after it was announced that rookie goalie Kevin Poulin...
Rangers must turn good play into wins
The Rangers are close. Despite losing their past five games (0-4-1), by a total of six goals, their attitude remains admirable, and they are giving the kind of effort fans...
Today's Sports on Air
Basketball7 p.m.Connecticut at St. John'sESPN, WBBR (1130 AM)7 p.m.Florida State at Georgia TechESPN27 p.m.Wright State at ButlerESPNU7 p.m.Penn State at Michigan StateBIG TEN8 p.m.Lakers at CelticsTNT9 p.m.Illinois at MinnesotaESPN9 p.m.Alabama...
The Post Line
NCAA BasketballFavoriteLine UnderdogFlorida St.2GA. TECHST. JOHN'S1ConnecticutFLA. INT'L2½La.-LafayetteMICH. ST.6½Penn St.BUTLER8½Wright St.VALPARAISO6½DetroitLOY. OF CHI.3½Wis.-Milw.Wis.-Grn. Bay2½ILL.-CHICAGOW. KENT.5½Middle Tenn.SOUTH ALA.5½TroyARK.-L. ROCK1North TexasArkansas St.3LA.-MONROEVANDERBILT6AlabamaWASH.11½CaliforniaMINNESOTA3½IllinoisDENVER1Fla. AtlanticBOISE ST.8Fresno St.CAL ST.-FUL.3½CS NorthridgePortland6PEPPERDINEUC San. Barb.5UC R'SIDEL. Beach St.3½UC DAVISFavoriteLine...
Nets could get back into Carmelo talks
The owner has said the Nets are done. Some people within the organization say they are done. Most indications say they are done. But around the NBA, there is a...
Sports shorts
GOLF: Tiger heads to DubaiTiger Woods will be grouped with No. 1 Lee Westwood and No. 2 Martin Kaymer for the first two rounds of the Dubai Desert Classic, which...
Hornets' Paul could be next up for grabs
Monty Williams doesn't know about any toast made by Chris Paul at Carmelo Anthony's wedding last summer to their potential future together in New York. The Hornets coach only raises...
Clippers' Jordan stars against Knicks
With just under five minutes to go last night and the Knicks having cut the 20-point Clippers lead to 3, Wilson Chandler drove to the hoop, looking to cut the...
Nets defeat Hornets in OT
Here's something new for the Nets to try: off-day shooting sessions. Hey, it worked for Sasha Vujacic. Avery Johnson got a text message on Monday from Vujacic who asked for...
Bode's medal hopes go down hill fast
The U.S. Ski Team is having its ups and downs at the Alpine World Championships in Germany. Four-time world champion Bode Miller produced a run yesterday in the super G...
D'Antoni rips Knicks after loss to Griffin, Clippers
Oh yes they did. A light "We Want 'Melo!" chant emanated from the Garden rafters in the third quarter, with the Knicks getting hammered by 14 points. The chant for...
Knicks president says stars 'should really want to play here'
Knicks president Donnie Walsh, seemingly in response to Carmelo Anthony's remark he still would consider signing an extension in Denver, said he believes star players should want to play in...
Mets manager Collins shows spring in step
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Terry Collins is just where he was last season: running drills for the 30 or so players in the Mets system who opted to show up...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYFeb. 10FRIFeb. 11SATFeb. 12SUNFeb. 13MONFeb. 14 TUEFeb. 15 WEDFeb. 16KnicksNOGAMEL.A.L.8:00MSGESPNNets7:00MSGESPNNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEAtl.7:30MSGESPNNetsNOGAMEChar.7:00YESWBBRKnicks7:00YESWFANNOGAMES.A.7:00YESWFANNOGAMEBos.7:30YESWBBRRangersNOGAMEAtl.7:30MSG2WNYMNOGAMEPitt.3:00MSGESPNNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEIslandersMontreal7:30TV - MSG Plus NetworkRadio WRHU 88.7 FMPitt.7:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMEBuff.3:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMEOtt.7:30MSG+WRHUNOGAMEDevilsToronto7:00TV -- MSG NetworkRadio WFAN 660 AMS.J.7:00MSG+2WFANNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMECar.7:00MSG+WFAN
Fashion you'll heart
Valentine's Day is the perfect opportunity to add a splash of red to your look. At the “Green Hornet 3-D” premiere in Los Angeles last month, Cameron Diaz wore a...
Weird but true
This dog almost wound up in the dead-letter office. A Minneapolis woman was busted after allegedly trying to mail a puppy to Atlanta in a plain brown box without food...
Walker, Hardy battle for Garden glory when UConn visits St. John's
In a league known for physical play and simmering rivalries, the Big East battle between Connecticut and St. John's has had an edge over the past 20 years. Jim Calhoun...
College basketball roundup
Duke 79, N. Carolina 73 Nolan Smith scored 22 of his career-high 34 points after halftime as host No. 5 Duke (22-2, 9-1 ACC) rallied from 16 points down to...
Rutgers' 4-point play stuns Villanova (VIDEO)
There were 6,892 fans and twice as many eyes trained on Jonathan Mitchell. The Rutgers senior must have felt like the loneliest man in America as he stepped to the...
Red Bulls kick off preseason with shootout win over Atlante
The Red Bulls kicked off their 2011 preseason with a win over Atlante FC, at Andres Quintana Roo. After the game ended in a scoreless draw, the Red Bulls prevailed 4-3 in penalty kicks.Atlante...
24-hour 3D channel set to launch Sunday
Sony, Discovery and IMAX are launching the first 24-hour 3D channel this Sunday, according to two separate sources. The channel just struck its first carriage agreement with DirecTV and is...
NYC man convicted of robbing taxi driver on LI
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. — A Brooklyn man has been convicted of robbing a Long Island taxi driver after a three-day trial. Jamel Nails was convicted of first-degree robbery Wednesday. Prosecutors say...
Clippers end road skid, hold on to beat Knicks
Randy Foye scored 17 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter, Blake Griffin added 21 and the Los Angeles Clippers snapped a seven-game road losing streak with a 116-108...