March 16, 2010
Paterson's lawyer shoots back in Yankees probe
Gov. David Paterson's lawyer says e-mails blow holes in a state ethics board's probe that accuses the Democrat of violating a gift ban by seeking and obtaining World Series tickets...
Sunset sippin' looks like a go at Brooklyn Bridge Park
Public boozehounds rejoice — Brooklyn Bridge Park will have an outdoor wine bar and plaza if everything goes according to plan, development officials revealed on Monday night.The Brooklyn Bridge Park...
Sunset sippin' looks like a go at Brooklyn Bridge Park
Public boozehounds rejoice — Brooklyn Bridge Park will have an outdoor wine bar and plaza if everything goes according to plan, development officials revealed on Monday night.The Brooklyn Bridge Park...
Jets re-sign FB Richardson
The Jets and fullback Tony Richardson have agreed to terms on a one-year deal, keeping one of the league’s best lead blockers in the backfield for the NFL’s top-rushing team....
Police vans targeted
Gunning for police vansAn NYPD patrol van was shot at as it sat outside the Breukelen Houses last week.Cops from the 69th Precinct said that the van was on Stanley...
Finally, a 'Stable' situation in Kensington
Kensington Stables rides again!After initially signaling that it would be cracking down on horse stables, the city ended up saying “neigh” to reform on Tuesday morning.Walker Blankinship, owner of the...
60-year-old run over in Brighton Beach
Run downA 60-year-old man was killed after being struck down by a hit and run driver in Brighton Beach.Officials said that the victim was crossing the intersection of Brighton Beach...
Red Bull Media Day potpourri
With the Red Bulls holding their media day this afternoon and preparing for the grand opening of 25,000-seat, $200 million Red Bull Arena Saturday, not shockingly there were plenty of...
Highlights from today at Red Bull Arena
With the Red Bulls holding their media day this afternoon and preparing for the grand opening of 25,000-seat, $200 million Red Bull Arena on Saturday, not shockingly there were plenty...
Robbed of $2,500
Robbed of $2,500A woman was held up at gunpoint and robbed of $2,500 as she opened the door to her East 91st Street home on March 4.Police were told that...
Sun, school return in NY, power doesn't for many
Most of the kids were back in school Tuesday, the sun emerged and utility crews slowly returned electricity customers to the grid after a soaking weekend windstorm. By late afternoon,...
Metro 2033: have some info & pretty pictures
Press Release time!AGOURA HILLS, Calif., Mar 16, 2010 -- THQ Inc. today announced the release of Metro 2033(tm), a landmark title in the first-person genre. Based on a novel by...
Breaking blues! Southern Comfort Band caves in and changes name
www.southerncomfortmusic.com, or even whether Southern Comfort would continue hounding him (representatives of the booze company have been unreachable for weeks).The company’s policy about going after groups with the “Southern Comfort”...
Boston writer: Nate fitting in well on Causeway Street
The esteemed MARK MURPHY has covered the Celtics for the Boston Herald for 22 years and has seen it all. Murphy was kind enough to write up his thoughts for...
The 'Ishtar' of Iraq
A witty takedown by Richard Corliss of Time magazine mocks Universal for soft-pedalling the toe-shot (as we used to call them in the Army) that is "Green Zone," which is shaping...
'Growing Pains' producer sentenced for child porn
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas — An executive producer for the 1980s sitcom "Growing Pains" has been sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison for distribution of child pornography. Steven Marshall was...
UPDATE: Kohler, WI
From Hershey, PA, to Disney’s Lake Buena Vista, FL, company towns are weird, wild stuff. Imagine a single corporation masterminding most — if not all — aspects of a citizenry’s...
Corey Haim's mom in frantic 911 call moments before his death
Corey Haim's frantic mother can be heard screaming into the phone at a 911 operator just moments after she found her son's limp body in her bedroom. In the gut-wrenching...
ASTRO A30 Cross-Gaming Headset unveiled
The Astro A30's -- which I've gotten to spend a good bit of time with, both when I met the Astro folks in NY, and while blissfully knocking my brains...
Khan looking for fans in Garden bout vs. Mailignaggi
The first live fight Paulie Malignaggi attended was Naseem Hamed against Kevin Kelley at Madison Square Garden in 1997. He was rooting for Kelley, a fellow New Yorker, but came...
P.S. 361 asks the questions
What’s the most popular color in a bag of M&Ms? How do plants absorb water? Will an ice cube melt faster when whole or crushed? Young Aristotles brainstormed for the...
Bomb threats at Madison
Bomb blues at MadisonExtra cops were dispatched to James Madison High School on Tuesday in response to a loose threat found scrawled on a desk.Police were told that someone wrote...
Yankees hire former Padres GM as scout
TAMPA -- Ever since Kevin Towers was dismissed as Padres GM last year, the speculation was he would work for the Yankees.The club made it official Tuesday when it announced...
Hedge fund investors don't forgive: Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank’s newest survey of the hedge fund industry says the money is rolling in again -- but not to funds that treated their investors shabbily during the hardship years...
Fans ready to welcome Woods
MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- Jose Ramos was in line at the first tee when the conversation turned to Tiger Woods and his plan to return at the Masters. He found...
New meter-reading devices hit the nabe
New high-tech transmitters that the NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) says will eliminate the need for meter readers to visit homes have begun appearing around Bensonhurst, Gravesend, Bath Beach...
First step towards Obamacare
Rep. Jim Jones (R-Ohio) explains what happened at last night's budget committee meeting on health care reform
Dig me out
"Oh my God," I yelled, peering out the window. "Daddy’s had a heart attack. Wait here." I ran down the freshly paved path to the far end of my property,...
Sex Ed snag
Sex Ed snagA lawsuit against the city and the Department of Education filed by a sexually assaulted special education student was thrown out last week because the victim couldn’t prove...
Holder: Osama bin Laden will never face trial in US
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder says Osama bin Laden will never face trial in the United States because he will not be captured alive. Holder sternly rejected criticism from...
My own little happy place on Rocky Road
Her lectures cover every facet of women’s health, literally from the cradle to the grave. From sex, before during and after menopause and the many new treatments for women who...
P.S. 207 celebrates Pi Day
Pomp and pastry added up to a ton of fun for Public School 207 students, who commemorated Pi Day with a sweet assembly dedicated to the mighty mathematical constant. The...
Brooklyn South’s Got Talent! Show stoppers galore at Brooklyn College extravaganza
It may not have been “American Idol” or “America’s Got Talent,” but it was pretty close.Enjoying one show-stopping number after the next, scores of fans thrilled to the beat and...
New look for 86th Street station
It’s not exactly a Madison Avenue gallery, but the 86th Street station on the R line will soon be sporting art, as the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) proceeds with a...
Time Warner apologizes for airing Playboy on kids' channels
Officials at Time Warner Cable were forced to apologize Tuesday after airing adult programming on two children’s television channels earlier in the morning, according to a local report in Raleigh-Durham,...
Blackhawks' Campbell out 7-8 weeks after hit by Ovechkin
CHICAGO -- Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Brian Campbell will miss seven to eight weeks with a broken collar bone and a fractured rib, the result of a hit from Washington Capitals’...
Despite layoff, Tiger made Masters favorite at 4-1
LONDON -- Despite not competing since his car crash in November, Tiger Woods is still the favorite to win the Masters. Barely an hour after the announcement Tuesday that Woods...
Cameron Douglas' gal pal gets time served in drug case
The girlfriend of actor Michael Douglas' druggie son was given no new jail time at her sentencing today in Manhattan federal court. Kelly Sott, 33, thanked a judge for sentencing...
Charlie Sheen back at work on 'Two and a Half Men'
Charlie Sheen is back at work and shooting has resumed on "Two and a Half Men." His agent, Stan Rosenfield, says Sheen returned to the Warner Bros. set in Burbank,...
Favre spoke highly of Jets to Tomlinson
Even though Brett Favre is (for now) with the Vikings, and even though his previous season with the Jets didn't end the way anyone would have liked, the quarterback spoke...
Principal of city's only Arabic-language public school steps down
The principal of the city’s only Arabic-language public school has stepped down in the middle of the year, officials said. “Holly Reichert has decided to leave Khalil Gibran International Academy...
Dems defend plan to push health care through House without vote
WASHINGTON — Democrats defended plans to push massive health care legislation through the House without a direct vote and Republicans assailed the strategy Tuesday, as both parties fenced ferociously over...
LT: I've still got it
LaDainian Tomlinson has heard all the chatter about how he doesn’t have it anymore after producing numbers in the last nine years that will undoubtedly land him in the Hall...
Bloomberg: Gillibrand is a good senator
This is probably as good as it's going to get for Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand where Mayor Bloomberg's public pronouncements are concerned. Per The Post's City Hall Bureau Chief David Seifman,...
Over two dozen busted for drug dealing near Lincoln Center
These accused drug dealers will finally be facing the music. Over two dozen people were busted today for selling crack, cocaine and heroin out of a West Side housing project...
Former Braves ace Smoltz joins TBS
John Smoltz has not officially retired, but today’s announcement that he is joining the TBS broadcast booth is a good indication his career has likely come to an end.There were...
Dyker man attacked by burglar
Hell hath no fury like a prowler put under a spotlight. A burglar attacked a 41-year-old Dyker Heights man with a baseball bat as he entered his home on March...
Devin Probable For Nets. But Three More Wins?
Looks like Devin Harris will play against the Hawks tonight, although he stayed away from the morning shootaround because of the upper respiratory bug that snuffed him from practice yesterday....
Crime blotters
Hood-winked A 19-year-old was pistol-whipped and robbed in Dyker Heights on March 14 after a gun-toting thief asked him, “Do you know what ’hood you’re in?” The victim told police...
This week's calendar, March 18 to 24
Thursday, March 18 A Celebration of Women’s History Month Expert panelists Beverly Willis, Elizabeth Muskat and Jennifer Stewart will look at the journey of women in the field of architecture,...
3-D Hubble doc caught in IMAX screen crunch
IMAX screens originally showcased nature and science films in 3-D, but these are starting to look like endangered species as the large-format theaters have become the prime cash-generating locale for...
Masters was safe choice for Tiger
Tiger’s back.Well, it’s about time.Tiger Woods, who’s been out of golf since the sex scandal broke following his Nov. 27 SUV crash, today announced that he’ll return to golf at...
Actor Steven Seagal a deadbeat: former business partner
On TV, he's "Steven Seagal Lawman" -- but to his mobbed-up, ex-business partner, he's "Steven Seagal Deadbeat." Film producer Julius Nasso filed suit today against the former action-movie star over...
Lansdowne financials fund starts 2010 down 4.5 percent
Lansdowne, the UK hedge fund famous for paying former prime minister Tony Blair to give speeches to its employees, is having a rough start with its financials fund, which was...
Malpass hires Giuliani campaign manager
David Malpass, an economic expert who advised Rudy Giuliani during his presidential run, has hired the former mayor's campaign manager to steer his own race for the Senate on the...
Homeless mom gets 25 years to life for 'depraved' baby slay
Calling the monstrous woman "depraved," a Manhattan judge today sentenced a homeless mother to 25 years to life in prison -- the maximum allowed -- for the 2004 beating and...
Report: Patriots LB Thomas denies interest in Jets
Adalius Thomas claims he did not tell Bart Scott that he would like to sign with the Jets if the Patriots release him, according to the Boston Herald.Thomas is still...
Judge: Winfrey must defend ex-headmistress’s suit
PHILADELPHIA — Talk show host Oprah Winfrey must defend a defamation suit over remarks she made about a headmistress at her girls’ school in South Africa after a sex-abuse scandal...
Levy gay-marriage flip
Let the nuancing begin. Democratic (but hoping to run Republican) Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy declared in an interview with WNBC that he considers marriage to be between "a man...
Ex-Harvard student indicted in NYC shooting death
BOSTON — A former Harvard University student has been indicted on accessory and firearms charges in the 2009 shooting death of another Harvard student. Brittany Smith was indicted Tuesday in...
Reeling! From! Tallulah!
As I've noted a number of times here before, theater is decidely not my field of expertise -- so you'd be better off relying on the reviews of "Looped'' from...
WhatIfSports predicts Kansas to win NCAA tournament
If WhatIfSports.com continues their recent roll then Kansas will be cutting down the nets in Indianapolis on April 5.The computer simulation site ran the brackets over 2,000 times and came...
Massachusetts’ ‘reform’ mess
FEDERAL lawmakers pondering how to vote on Obama-Care this week should notice that Massachusetts is back asking Washington for hundreds of millions more to bail out its universal health-coverage system....
Pizza man says he's no patsy
The pizza served at Patsy's isn't the only thing that's "old world" style, a former worker claims in court papers filed today. Ex-dishwasher Rafael Bernitt says he toiled for three...
City restaurants to display health inspection grades
New York City’s 24,000 restaurants — from its internationally known eateries on down to its most modest pizza counters — will have to display large letter grades near their entrances...
Blood, threat and fears! Prospect Park has become a macabre crime scene
Splattered blood on the rocks of Prospect Park, smashed turtle shells, a suspicious attempt at a campfire — and finally arson in the reedy underbush. It’s not the latest Linda...
Bloomberg 'counselor' shows up at budget talks in Albany
ALBANY – Mayor Bloomberg must really be worried about the all-but-certain failure of the state to adopt an on-time budget come April 1.That was the conclusion of a number of...
Manhattan judge fighting back in contribution fraud case
A Manhattan judge is at the defendant's table today, as jury selection begins in her campaign fraud case. Testimony is expected to begin as soon as tomorrow. Surrogate Court Judge...
New Jet Tomlinson not getting much respect
You would think the Jets signed 51-year-old Lawrence Taylor rather than the other LT, 30-year-old LaDainian Tomlinson. With the shadow of Thomas Jones lurking, Tomlinson was introduced by the Jets...
Tiger Woods says he will return to golf at the Masters
Tiger Woods is coming back to the links. The embattled golfer said today that he will return to golf next month and compete at the Masters -- ending a four-month...
Fossella to appear on NY1's 'Wise Guy'
Vito Fossella will be taking to the local airwaves tonight, hitting NY1 as a guest "Wise Guy." The former Staten Island congressman, who ended his re-election bid in disgrace amid...
First daughter fashion
Hello, Kitty! Looks like everyone's favorite quirky cat is taking style advice from first fashionista Malia Obama. The 35-year-old Sanrio star will be wearing the same pretty pink lace Necessary...
Madoff's sons seek to have complaints dismissed
Andrew and Mark Madoff, sons of fraudster Bernard Madoff, have submitted a request with a U.S. court to dismiss all the complaints against them, with prejudice, court documents showed. In...
Three Jets headed to Haiti to lend helping hand
Three New York Jets players traveled to Haiti on Monday to help with the relief and recovery efforts following the earthquake that killed a government-estimated 230,000 people and made 1.3...
Agassi apologizes for poking fun at Sampras
INDIAN WELLS, California -- Andre Agassi told ESPN.com he was "out of line" and apologized for poking fun at Pete Sampras during a charity match last week. Longtime rivals Agassi...
Monserrate gal pal stumps for him ahead of special election (video)
Karla Giraldo, the girlfriend who Hiram Monserrate was charged with slashing and dragging through his apartment building, is endorsing his election efforts today in a homemade video. The brief video...
Plane kills jogger in SC beach emergency landing
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — A 38-year-old father of two was jogging and listening to his iPod when he was hit from behind and killed by a small plane making...
Man admits strangling girlfriend, dumping body on road in ’08
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — A 30-year-old man has admitted strangling his girlfriend and stuffing her body into a suitcase he dumped along a rural northern New York road. Ramon Robles-Ruiz pleaded...
City schools serving up ‘Trayless Tuesdays’
The New York City public schools are launching an initiative called “Trayless Tuesdays.” Polystyrene lunch trays will be replaced with environmentally friendly paper containers. The schools serve over 623,000 lunches...
SI Ferry worker suspended for shamrock stamps
A mate on the Staten Island Ferry has been suspended for marking surfaces of the boat’s pilothouse with a shamrock stamp. Jared Largo says he just wanted to spread cheer...
DVD Extra: 2-D 'Avatar' on Blu-ray for Earth Day
As widely anticipated, Fox announced today that a 2-D "Avatar'' will debut on Blu-ray and DVD on April 22 in North America. No special features are listed in the studio's release....
Reality TV Tryouts
THIS WEEK “America’s Next Great Restaurant” Do you have an idea for the next great Applebee’s, Olive Garden or Ponderosa? Then you probably spend too much time in these establishments....
Beckham would have only played 'cameo role' at World Cup
Everyone will be a bit sad for David Beckham -- but England must go onward and forwards. He clearly wanted to go to the World Cup and worked very hard...
Morning buzz
Hiram Monserrate's effort to recapture his senate seat in Queens goes to the voters today in a special election. If he loses, he's vowed everyone hasn't heard the last of...
Andrews says she had 'meltdown' after her stalker was sent to prison
LOS ANGELES -- ESPN reporter Erin Andrews said today that she had "a meltdown" after the peephole peeping perv who secretly videotaped her and then posted it on the Internet...
3UP: Cano, Gardner and K-Rod
1. Joe Girardi unveils what he hopes will be his regular lineup tonight, and the most intriguing element has Robinson Cano in the fifth hole.On Feb. 28, I wrote this...
Elin's porn star problem
Well, she has a point.As Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren navigate the rocky road to repairing their marriage, she keeps reminding him, "You slept with a porn star," according to...
Not just one terrible idea, but two
Revamping the system of student loans is now going to be bundled with health care reform to get the health care reform reconciliation bill passed. But tying these two “reforms” together does...
Allegations fly in 44th District City Council race
Things are getting down and dirty between candidates David Greenfield and Joe Lazar in the imminent 44th District City Council race.The latest allegation comes from City Councilmember Lew Fidler, a...
Vac's Tuesday Whacks on Woody channeling Rex, too much bracket chatter, and Stony Brook's big night.
Well, it would appear that the Culture of Rex has worked its way up the Jets' corporate flow chart. A few days after the Jets' magic-carpet ride to the AFC...
It's a military -- not a criminal -- matter
“It should by now be clear to all but the most obtuse that terrorism is substantially a military problem, and military means and measures, even military tribunal, are the appropriate...
90,000 still without power in NYC area
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — About 90,000 business and residential customers are still without power in New York City and its suburbs to the north and the east. That’s down from...
A new crime: TARP fraud
The first prosecution of an alleged effort to commit fraud against the TARP fund has been filed against Charles J Antonucci, Sr., the former president and chief executive of Park...
O's judicial choices
President may get another Supreme Court appointment as soon as this summer if the rumor mill about Justice Stevens’ retirement is true. And April looks to be a decisive month...
British nurse glues six-year-old boy's eye shut
A boy of six was left in agony after a nurse in an English hospital glued his eye shut, The Sun reported Tuesday. The adhesive dripped into Lewis Farrell's right...
Palestinians riot in Jerusalem over Israeli building plan
Riots erupted in Jerusalem Tuesday as Palestinians marked a "day of rage" in protest at Israeli plans to build 1,600 new homes in the disputed east of the city, which...
CHSAA boys basketball rankings
Few who were at Rose Hill Gym Sunday will ever forget the 2010 CHSAA Class AA intersectional final, some believe the best ever in the game’s 83-year history. Through four...
The greatest CHSAA final ever?
It was an unforgettable game, the first triple overtime affair in the 83-year history of the CHSAA Class AA intersectional final. But was Christ the King’s 81-78 victory against Bishop...
Rodriguez’s strong outing big relief for Mets
PORT ST. LUCIE — Step No. 1 for Francisco Rodriguez this season: Stick with the goggles. It makes you look more menacing. These days the Mets could use all the...
Niese day: Jon has shot at Mets' No. 5
PORT ST. LUCIE — There’s no question Jonathon Niese has impressed Rod Barajas. The Mets catcher told The Post yesterday that not only does he believe Niese is ready for...
An Irishman walks into a bar…
Just think how many great jokes you’ve heard in Irish pubs, then forgotten after the third drink. That’s why we asked a few Irish folks from the serving side of...
Erin go ha!
They say everybody’s Irish on St. Patrick’s Day, but the mark of a true Irishman is one who can tell a story that makes you laugh so hard, your sides...
Celtic sounds
The old song says, “When Irish eyes are smiling . . . you can hear the angels sing,” but sometimes there’s a little of the devil in the beat, too....
Team Aniston scores!
Jennifer Aniston has got to be feeling just a teensy bit smug these days. Finally, public opinion is in her corner. She and “The Bounty Hunter” co-star Gerard Butler are...
NYC girls basketball rankings
What a weekend it was. Christ the King’s credo coming in was “3, 3, 3” – three days, three games, three courts – and the Royals ended up No. 1...
NYC boys basketball rankings
In one of the most thrilling finals in the CHSAA Class AA intersectional championship game’s 83-year history, Christ the King defeated Bishop Loughlin, 81-78, in triple overtime Sunday at Fordham...
After long wait, Storm selected to NCAA tournament
With television cameras fixed on them for nearly a half hour at the ESPN Zone in Times Square, the players on the St. John's women's basketball team waited. Through 3...
Holy Cross ices St. Francis Prep for third straight CHSHL crown
Andy Mook arrived at World Ice Arena with a heavy heart and a cluttered mind. The Holy Cross forward missed Game 2 of the best-of-three CHSHL Class B final against...
PSAL girls basketball rankings
The PSAL Class AA season has come to an end and only one team remains. Murry Bergtraum now knows it will meet Christ the King in the New York State...
Despite senior losses, Midwood returns with high hopes
Charlie Barbieri was asked what starters graduated and how many of them, and he hesitated. Midwood lost plenty of them. There was his shortstop, his second baseman and his center...
CHSAA girls basketball rankings
It was quite a scene at Cardinal Spellman. The Christ the King girls basketball team celebrated with the school's boys squad at center court after knocking off St. Michael Academy...
More 'Enthusiasm'
Larry David says "Curb Your Enthusiasm" will likely return for an eighth season. "I think there's a pretty good chance," David told an audience Sunday at The Paley Center in...
Amanpour looks at jump to ABC
CNN's Christiane Amanpour could be jumping to ABC News. Amanpour, arguably CNN's biggest star, has reportedly been offered the hosting gig on "This Week" -- and is considering taking the...
Italy can see 'Shore'
Now Italy can see what all the "Jersey Shore" fuss was about. The MTV hit that put Snooki, The Situation and J-Woww on the pop-culture map will start airing on...
Simon's fiancée trying to change him already
Simon Cowell's makeup artist fiancée wants to give him a makeover. The duo -- who met on the set of "American Idol" and are reportedly engaged -- were spotted on...
'Justified' is a macho fantasy
In order to fall in love with FX's new macho-man show, "Justified," it helps to be a man. It also helps to be a man who grew up on anti-hero...
Sheen pleads not guilty
Charlie Sheen has pled not guilty to the domestic violence charges that got him arrested in Aspen on Christmas Day. The "Two and a Half Men" star was silent and...
Meet NYC's MVP
He’s said to be dating Jennifer Aniston — his co-star on “The Bounty Hunter” — but on the set of the movie in New York, Gerard Butler gave another “actress”...
'Star' gig for Paula
Paula Abdul will host an updated version of "Star Search" for ABC, according to reports. Abdul is expected to host the show and do some judging, according to ew.com. Abdul...
Halluva night
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame celebrated a welcome return to New York City last night, as ABBA, Genesis, Jimmy Cliff, The Hollies and The Stooges, among others, were...
Health care's bitter pill: Medicine we don't need
Michael Goodwin hits the nail on the head again ("We're Not Buying It, O," March 10). The promises that have been made by President Obama are wearing thin, and more...
'He' dies: the world's tiniest man
The world's shortest man has died, Guinness World Records said yesterday. He Pingping, who stood just over 29 inches tall, was 21. He -- born in China -- was in...
US victims: New low in Mexico's war
The war is here. In our front yard. 18,000 dead in five years. With the casualty count worsening. And our attention is half a world away. In the wake of...
Stalemate at Ground Zero
Larry Silverstein and the Port Authority are still talk ing despite missing the deadline set by arbitrators to work out their differences -- or else. Let's hope they reach a...
Airline $nacks
Continental Airlines is ending free hamburgers, barbecue and sandwich rolls for many of its passengers in favor of a food-for-sale program that mirrors what other carriers are doing. A spokesman...
Crew needed to fly spaceships
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Astronauts worried about their future when NASA's shuttle fleet is retired at the end of the year could find jobs with a private space firm. Las...
State launches pervert alert
ALBANY -- A new system allows New Yorkers to find out when moderate- and high-risk sex offenders move into or out of a community. Residents can be alerted by a...
Germs can give you up
WASHINGTON -- Warning to criminals: Rubbing out your fingerprints may no longer be enough. Your germs could still give you away. It turns out the colonies of bacteria that live...
Fed policymakers are stuck with flawed data
Pity the poor Federal Reserve. The Fed's policymaking Open Market Committee meets today, and in all likelihood we will learn around 2:15 p.m. that the Fed won't change interest rates,...
Online spike in cyberhate
Hate-group appeals online grew by almost 20 percent in the last year, says a report released yesterday. More than 11,500 promotions of violence, anti-Semitism, homophobia and "terrorism," were found on...
Hunting 'artful' dodgers
BOSTON -- It remains the most tantalizing art-heist mystery in the world. In the early hours of March 18, 1990, two thieves walked into Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum disguised...
Mob gramps gets 2½ yrs.
The 81-year-old nephew of legendary Murder Inc. boss Albert Anastasia was sentenced yesterday to 2½ years in federal prison for arson, extortion and racketeering. A Brooklyn jury convicted Gambino goon...
Austin leads nation in jobs
Austin, Texas, and the entire southwest region is the No. 1 jobs market for young adults trying to escape the economic slowdown -- and get a bit of sun while...
'Uglier and uglier'
The finale of the health-care debate couldn't be more fit ting. House Democrats are considering passing an exotic parliamentary rule relieving them of the burden of voting for the underlying...
Dave Whatshisname can't get no respect
Governor who? During a town-hall meeting in Westchester yesterday, a questioner addressed Gov. Paterson as "Governor Cuomo." Ouch. Even more embarrassing, the questioner was a plugged-in Democratic leader -- Yonkers...
Old coots take Brooklyn street fight to court
An 83-year-old Brooklyn brawler, charged with thrashing a man who's al most 100, vowed yesterday to go down swinging as he rejected a no-jail plea offer. In fact, octogenarian Gersh...
'Addressing' a Manhattan problem
If you're lost in Manhattan, you're not alone. Nearly 40 percent of buildings along 13 of the borough's busiest corridors don't have their addresses posted -- creating infuriating and potentially...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn A 13-year-old boy was stabbed in the Kings Highway library branch in Midwood yesterday in a gang-related assault. The victim, an eighth-grader at IS 234, was attacked by a...
Business briefs
Stanford case A federal appeals court ruled that insurer Lloyd's of London, sued last year by indicted Texas finan cier R. Allen Stanford for refusing to providing coverage of legal...
Gov's plea: We need DC's greenbacking
Gov. Paterson said yesterday the feds have to help bail out cash-starved New York to help plug the more than $9 billion budget gap facing the state. "We are struggling...
Clothes call on Park Ave.
HMX Group, the newly formed tailored-clothing firm under the creative direction of designer Joseph Abboud, needed a bit more in the shoulders. So the company -- which manages brands including...
Cop guilty in DWI crash
An NYPD housing-bureau sergeant pleaded guilty yesterday to drunkenly smashing his civilian car into a pedestrian in an Upper East Side crash last year. Joseph Spiekerman, 43, will be sentenced...
Twitter's short on Biz plan
He said an "at" platform, not an ad platform. Instead of mapping out a long-awaited plan to sell ads on Twitter, CEO Evan Williams yesterday unveiled a new feature, "@anywhere,"...
2 shot at kid's b'day blowout
A birthday bash for a 5-year-old at a Queens catering hall turned into a bulletfest early yesterday when a gunman pumped a slew of slugs into two partygoers -- and...
Weekend trains, weakened trains
You're right -- weekend subway trains do move at a snail's pace, charges a watchdog group that spent the last four weeks tracking hundreds of trains. The New York City...
Park Ave. bankster charged in TARP scam
This guy's a real piggy banker. The former head of a failed Manhattan bank was charged yesterday with trying to scam more than $11 million in taxpayer-funded bailout money. Charles...
Granny basher busted
You can't outrun this type of karma. A homeless thug has been arrested for socking a 91-year-old Long Island pharmacy cashier during a robbery last Thursday and for a string...
Mystery Midtown plunge
A young man described as "happy, bright and full of hope" tumbled to his death from his 24th-floor balcony in Midtown -- possibly after the railing gave way, sources said...
Icahn crony offers Benihana beefy buyout
After months of enduring the stock-price equivalent of ground chuck, investors in Japanese steakhouse Benihana are being offered prime rib in the form of a buyout offer from a disciple...
SI Ferry cab plan
The city wants to install a livery stand at the St. George Terminal of the Staten Island Ferry in a bid to boot illegal hacks who troll for passengers there....
Pain in the glass for State Dept.
WASHINGTON -- The State Department is asking for more information from a small interior designer who got a $5.4 million contract to "redesign" crystal glassware and bowls for US embassies...
A winter racquet in Central Park
Tennis could soon be a winter sport in Central Park. Bubbles would be inflated over 26 courts on the Upper West Side during cold-weather months under a contract the city...
Reform bill's rollout
Two Federal Reserve bosses -- one present and one past -- yesterday emerged the big winners in Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd's financial regulatory reform bill, with Ben Bernanke...
CW Capital: Back off, Appaloosa
The company that controls troubled Manhattan apartment complex Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village told hedge fund Appaloosa to back off yesterday, saying the New Jersey bondholder has no right to try...
Defiant judge on trial
A Manhattan judge who has spent her entire 14-month judicial career off the bench and under indictment goes on trial today -- and she is braced for a fight. "I...
Google sent tumbling
Google came closer to retreating from its confrontation with China as its stock skidded and advertisers mulled plans to defect to its local archrival. Google tumbled nearly 3 percent to...
What's in a name?
Phillips-Van Heusen wants to own both Tommy Hilfigers. Confirming an exclusive March 3 report by The Post, the New York-based owner of Calvin Klein yesterday announced it plans to buy...
Taxi-scam 'payback'
The city will try to reimburse victims of the widespread taxi scam -- but only a limited number of riders may get any dough because of potential claim-verification problems, Mayor...
Lehman Bros. creeping toward full reorg
Lehman Brothers may soon take on a new life -- at least temporarily. Under the Chapter 11 reorganization plan it filed yesterday, the bankrupt firm proposes setting up a separate...
TLC meter mess
Isn't it great that the Taxi & Limousine Commission finally discovered last week that passengers had been overcharged by at least $8.3 million over the last couple of years? Better...
The price of separatist schools
Does a radical Muslim have a right to head a New York City public school? The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission seems to think so. That panel ruled last week...
Meeks' lame excuses
Rep. Gregory Meeks went on NY1 last night to imply that he is not a crook -- no, indeed -- but merely a con gressman who lent his name to...
Rielle cryin' about sexy pix
Rielle Hunter, the randy sex kitten who just spilled the beans to GQ about the most intimate details of her affair with John Edwards, is now crying over the "repulsive"...
Art savior De Niro
Robert De Niro has made a bankrupt gallery an offer it can't refuse. The "Godfather Part II" star struck a deal with the trustee overseeing the bankruptcy of Salander-O'Reilly Galleries...
Bride claims caterer jilted her
The owner of the trendy Allen & Delancey restaurant preyed on a Queens lawyer by taking a deposit for her dream wedding reception at his upstate catering hall and then...
City got taken by $torm
The raging nor'easter that tore into the five boroughs over the weekend may have done more than $25 million in damage, the mayor said yesterday. "We think it will be...
Israel: US relations in 'crisis'
Israel's ambassador to Washington warned that American-Israeli relations have plunged to a 35-year low. The remarks from Michael Oren followed days of tension over last week's surprise announcement of Israeli...
Drug-cop 'lie'
A Bronx NYPD narcotics detective has been disciplined -- and now faces possible criminal charges -- after an accused drug dealer's lawyer used surveillance video to prove the cop lied...
NY congressmen in health hot seat
WASHINGTON -- Four House Democrats from New York yesterday emerged as crucial swing votes to pass President Obama's health-care bill, as the desperate commander-in-chief took his reform pitch to the...
Toyota: Prius driver hit gas & brakes 250 times
Engineers from Toyota and the National Highway Safety Administration yesterday cast serious doubt on a San Diego man's claim that his Prius took him on an uncontrollable 94-mph ride --...
Meeks passes the bucks on scandal (video)
Embattled Rep. Gregory Meeks ended weeks of dodging yesterday, taking to TV to insist he's in the dark about the gone-missing money from a Hurricane Katrina charity fund he championed....
Winslet giving hubby final cut
Hollywood power couple Kate Winslet and Sam Mendes have gone the way of the Titanic. A lawyer for the actress and director yesterday announced that the Oscar-winning duo were splitting...
Erin's revenge: Peeper jail hike
LOS ANGELES -- ESPN's Erin Andrews yesterday begged a court to throw the book at the peeping perv who secretly shot footage of her naked and then posted it on...
Jacko kins' $250M deal
Even in death, he's still the King of Pop. Michael Jackson's estate has reportedly signed a record-breaking recording deal with Sony Corp. that could be worth as much as $250...
A 16-hour flightmare
They were supposed to be taking a direct flight from LAX to JFK -- but wound up on a 16-hour nightmare tour by air and bus of New York state....
Philadelphia Park Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 5f; $21,000; cl($7,500); 4upPRESS THE LIMIT cuts back in distance after being beaten two lengths at this level. GHOST STORY cuts back in distance after finishing third in both...
The Post line
NCAA BasketballNCAA TournamentTonightOpening RoundAt Dayton, OhioFavoriteLine UnderdogWinthrop4 (113½)Ark.-P. BluffThursdayFirst RoundAt Providence, R.I.Georgetown13½ (139)OhioTennessee2½ (126)San Diego St.Villanova18½ (148½)Robert MorrisRichmond1½ (134)Saint Mary's, Calif.At New OrleansKentucky20 (136½)ETSUTexas4½ (147)Wake ForestBaylor11½ (150½)Sam Hou. St.Notre Dame2...
Islanders ship out west for three-game trip
The Islanders started a winning streak for the first time in nearly two months when they beat the Maple Leafs 4-1 on Sunday. As a reward, they got to go...
Aveces leading race to be Yankees' fifth starter
TAMPA -- The Yankees would rather tweet George Steinbrenner's home phone number to every Twitter subscriber than reveal who is leading the fifth-starter derby. Yet, it's clear that one of...
Giants begin offseason program
The Giants yesterday began their offseason conditioning program, and everyone on the scene said they have not forgetten how much of a disaster and an embarrassment the end of last...
Jeter's upcoming deal is all about the time
TAMPA -- There is no question Derek Jeter is going to remain a Yankee beyond this year. Four years? Five years? $100 million? $130 million? More? Those are details that...
Rangers race for 8th spot continues against Canadiens
Every game is crucial for the Rangers at this point in the season, but some may be more important than others -- eight of their final 13 games are against...
Bobcats rolling with playoff berth in sight
Say this much for Larry Brown . . . Next Town may be packing up as we communicate, but his Bobcats aren't packing it in. Charlotte's sixth win in succession...
Jets owner irked as coin toss gives Giants new stadium opener
Jets owner Woody Johnson has all but called into question the integrity of NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after yesterday's announcement that a closed-door coin toss decided that the Giants will...
Sports shorts
SOCCER: Beckham has surgery David Beckham's left Achilles tendon was totally torn, and the doctor who performed the surgery in Finland yesterday said the England midfielder is expected to be...
Douglas, Knicks win second straight on road
PHILADELPHIA -- It's a good thing LeBron James has applied to the NBA to change his jersey number from 23 to 6. Because right now the Knicks new rookie starting...
Why can't Douglas be answer to Knicks' point guard woes?
PHILADELPHIA -- There are millions of point guards in The Naked City, and yet since Walt Frazier, the Knicks have worn The Emperor's Clothes. Micheal Ray Richardson put his promise...
Sharp 'pain' hindering Curry's latest comeback bid with Knicks
PHILADELPHIA -- Eddy Curry has a better chance of being the grand marshal of Boston's St. Patrick's Day parade tomorrow than getting on the court to end this five-game road...
Devils extend over-.500 streak with win over Bruins
It's an undeniably giant achievement, but less flashy than three Stanley Cups, eight division titles or 11 100-point campaigns. Even the Yankees trail the Devils' 18 straight winning seasons, the...
Hey Jets, don't flip out at NFL -- just win
It sounds like the old, familiar persecution complex for sure, but if you've followed the trials and tribulations of Gang Green With Envy, you might understand why Woody Johnson and...
Bad blood between Mets-Cardinals after inside pitch to Wright
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Keep an eye on the Mets-Cardinals meetings the rest of the spring. It might get interesting. Some Mets were not happy that a fastball by St....
Nets rookie Williams watching, learning
If rookie Terrence Williams knew then what he knows now, he'd be a better basketball player, a wiser basketball player. And a wealthier basketball player. Williams' admittedly "rocky" first season...
Did A-Rod meet with the feds?
TAMPA -- If federal investigators used Alex Rodriguez's two-day break from spring training to talk to him about a relationship with Dr. Anthony Galea, they did it in Miami, where...
Longtime Chargers FB Neal ecstatic Jets nabbed LT
MIAMI -- The voice on the other end of the phone was that of Lorenzo Neal. He sounded like a kid on Christmas morning, breathlessly talking about the great gift...
Weird but true
Are you gonna get lucky tonight? You don't have to ask your wife or girlfriend. Just read her lips. A California firm has invented a lipstick that shows when a...
Pete Gillen: Ohio State better than Big East powers
I have a better chance of getting a date with Lady Gaga than picking the winner of this tournament. I'm picking three Big East teams in the Final Four and...
Onuaku's quad injury may hurt Syracuse
They should be on top of the world, ready to make the short trip from Syracuse to Buffalo and paint the NCAA Tournament Orange. But Jim Boeheim is colored blue...
St. John's women earn six seed, matchup with Princeton
With television cameras fixed on them for nearly a half hour at the ESPN Zone in Times Square, the players on the St. John's women's basketball team waited. Through 3...
Seton Hall will have tough NIT test against Texas Tech
It may have posted a dreadful 4-12 record in its conference, but remember this about Texas Tech: The Red Raiders faced top 10 teams all season in the Big 12,...
PSAL boys basketball rankings
After five months, the PSAL season is down to one day -- Saturday the PSAL Class A and Class B champions will be decided. In our final top 10, Boys...
3 Jets players travel to Haiti to assist efforts
Three New York Jets players traveled to Haiti on Monday to help with the relief and recovery efforts following the earthquake that killed a government-estimated 230,000 people and made 1.3...
Knicks win second straight on road, beat 76ers
Danilo Gallinari scored 21 points, Toney Douglas added 20 and the New York Knicks won their second straight on the road by rallying past the struggling Philadelphia 76ers, 94-84 on...
Local pubs to crawl on St. Patty's Day
Molly Shebeen 287 Third Ave.; 212-889-3361;mollysshebeen.com Would the New York City pub-crawling scene be the same without 50 years of Molly Shebeen? Molly’s charm goes far beyond the sawdust floors...
Coin-toss loss irks Jets owner
Unfair! That’s the basic message Jets owner Woody Johnson wants out there regarding the way NFL commissioner Roger Goodell decided with team — the Giants or Jets — gets to...
Have your drink and eat it, too!
On St. Patrick’s Day, many of us like indulging in traditional Irish treats like soda bread, hearty meat stews, savory pies and fish and chips. We might wash it all...
A cocktail of whisky and tequila
Paddy Moloney, founder and frontman of the Chieftains, may be 71, but he knows a good mash-up when he hears one. That would be a blend of traditional Irish and...
Meet the Grand Marshal
Commissioner Raymond Kelly, the son of Irish immigrants, will proudly lead his people up Fifth Avenue as this year’s Grand Marshal of the 249th St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Kelly, a...
Coin-toss loss irks Jets owner
Unfair! That’s the basic message Jets owner Woody Johnson wants out there regarding the way NFL commissioner Roger Goodell decided with team — the Giants or Jets — gets to...
Melody makers
* Black 47 with special guests Lia Fail Pipe Band: New York’s Irish political-pub rockers perform at B.B. King’s Blues Club and Grill (237 W. 42 St.; 212-997-4144) tomorrow. *...
Their Irish eyes are smiling
Lining the hall of actor Malachy McCourt’s upper West Side apartment are photographs of him shoulder to shoulder with his late brother Frank, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “Angela’s Ashes.”...
The official line of march for the 2010 New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade
Mounted Police Military Escort: “The Fighting 69th” The 69th Regiment of New York 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Lieutenant Colonel John C. Andonie, Commanding Piper for the Regiment, Pipe Major Joe...
Scout's honor
In 1910, William Boyce, an American businessman, got lost in the fog in London. A young boy came to his rescue and put him back on the right path. He...
Paterson warns of late NY budget as deadline nears
Gov. David Paterson warned Monday that New York's budget is likely to miss the April 1 deadline, in part because the Legislature isn't scheduled to be in Albany the week...