December 8, 2010
Yankees make offer to Lee: six years, $138-150M
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- The Yankees have made their offer to Cliff Lee. Internally, the Yankees are comfortable with a six-year deal north of Johan Santana’s $137.5 million contract...
Woman convicted in case of tortured 91-year-old
A woman accused of the sadistic torture killing of a beloved 91-year old Bronx granny was convicted today of felony murder and robbery — but it was some jurors who...
Old mobster busted for extortion, racketeering
A septuagenarian mobster was busted by the feds today on charges that date back to when the reputed Genovese capo was just middle aged. Anthony "Rom" Romanello, 73, was indicted...
Van driver convicted in deadly sidewalk crash
A Manhattan jury today convicted a grocery van driver of drunkenly jumping a curb near the Empire State Building, fatally plowing into a pregnant woman. The panel found Keston Brown,...
Nets will change starting lineup; Williams back from D-League
DALLAS -- Avery Johnson, in his first game back in the city where his coaching career began, will shake it up a bit tomorrow night when the Nets – good...
Nearly-nude bra size choir singing Christmas tunes latest YouTube hit
Too bad they're not singing Bra-hms. A Christmas-themed lingerie ad showing nearly-nude models singing notes corresponding to their bra size was gaining major internet attention Wednesday. Even though the video,...
Dolphins QB Pennington unsure about retiring
DAVIE, Fla. -- Chad Pennington is scheduled for shoulder surgery Friday, and he says it’s 50-50 whether he’ll retire. The Dolphins quarterback will undergo surgery on his right shoulder for...
Gun man used to kill himself matches weapon in Ronni Chasen murder
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Investigators said today that they believe a Hollywood publicist was killed by the career criminal who committed suicide last week in a seedy apartment lobby as...
AIG announces payback, recapitalization plan
American International Group Inc. said Wednesday it plans to recapitalize the company and pay back a credit facility extended by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The insurer said...
Favre investigation now in hands of NFL commissioner
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has received the league’s findings from the investigation into alleged personal misconduct by Vikings quarterback Brett Favre, the SportsBusiness Journal reported Wednesday. Joseph Conway, the attorney...
Slightly less blue "Valentine"
Congrats to "Blue Valentine" on its successful MPAA appeal of its original NC-17 rating, which was overturned today in favor of a more reasonable R (we've seen it, and the...
Lawyers debate releasing of 12,000 NYC teacher ratings
A lawyer for the New York City teachers union says that releasing performance ratings for 12,000 teachers would shame them and embarrass them. But lawyers for the city and five...
Jets cut Coles to add safety
The Jets have released wide receiver Laveranues Coles a few days after re-signing him and added safety Emanuel Cook to the roster. Coles was signed Sunday to provide a spark...
Florida coach Meyer quits again, this time for good
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Florida coach Urban Meyer is leaving one of the premier jobs in college football for the second time to spend more time with his family. In a...
Long Island woman recounts alleged rape
A Long Island woman dramatically told jurors today how she blacked out one night five years ago, and woke up with a stranger from Australia raping her in a Manhattan...
Controversial NC-17 rating for Oscar contender 'Blue Valentine' overturned : report
The controversial NC-17 rating for Oscar contender "Blue Valentine" was overturned Wednesday, Deadline.com reported. The film, starring Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams, received the rating for an explicit sex scene....
Mayor Bloomberg wants to rename Queensboro bridge after Ed Koch
Mayor Bloomberg wants to name the Queensboro Bridge after former Mayor Ed Koch. The bridge connects Manhattan to Queens and was completed in the early 1900s. Bloomberg’s office said Wednesday...
AccuScore: Patriots now have 84 percent chance to win AFC East
The Jets are still likely to make the playoffs but the Patriots are overwhelming favorites to win the AFC East after their showdown victory Monday. AccuScore.com projects the Jets have...
Ryan buries game ball from Jets' loss to Patriots
Rex Ryan is trying to put the Jets’ disastrous 45-3 loss to the Patriots behind the team in his own unique way.Ryan buried a game ball from the Monday night...
NY woman says ex-beau raped her, then framed her
MINEOLA, N.Y. — For more than a year after she accused her ex-boyfriend of rape, Seemona Sumasar said his friends pressured her to drop the charges. City health and buildings...
Smith, Nicks, Diehl plan to play for Giants on Sunday
Steve Smith says he’s playing. Hakeem Nicks says he’s playing. David Diehl says he’s playing.It looks as if the Giants offense is going to get three starters back for Sunday’s...
Screenwriter takes Palin to task for caribou hunt
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Hollywood screenwriter Aaron Sorkin is calling former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin a "witless bully" after her cable television travelogue series featured the killing of a caribou. In...
Behar, Henner among judges for 90th Miss America
LAS VEGAS —"The View" co-host Joy Behar and actress Marilu Henner are among seven judges who will decide the next Miss America in January. Judges for the beauty pageant in...
More dogs than cats can expect Christmas gifts this year
Dogs have more to look for under the tree this Christmas than cats do. Fifty-six percent of dog owners say they'll buy their pets a gift this Christmas, but only...
Hollywood vs. the times
Watching the mediocre Johnny Depp-Angelina Jolie comedy-thriller "The Tourist" today, one thing that struck me was that, for a good long while, every scene focusing on Depp's bumbling character is...
Francoeur to join Royals
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Jeff Francoeur started last season with the Mets and wound up in the World Series with the Texas Rangers. The strong-armed outfielder was on the...
Madoff trustee seeks $80 million from London operation
The trustee recovering assets for investors in jailed financier Bernard Madoff’s fraudulent business said Wednesday that his office has filed papers in a London court seeking to recover at least...
Queens' Maddalone to fight Adamek in Newark
If Vinny Maddalone had his way, he still would be throwing a baseball instead of boxing. “I miss baseball every day,” said the 36-year-old native of Flushing. “If my arm...
Rutgers reacts to sitting out bowl season
PISCATAWAY -- News is being made all over the Big East this week. Six teams accepted bowl bids. UConn continues to bask in the glow of earning a BCS berth....
German police seize marijuana Christmas tree
A six-foot marijuana plant decorated as a Christmas tree was confiscated from the home of "an old hippie," who is now facing a drug possession charge, German police said Wednesday....
Agent expects Beltran to stay with Mets this season
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- If the Mets have plans to trade Carlos Beltran, it’s news to his agent. Scott Boras said Wednesday the Mets have not approached him about...
Aretha Franklin has cancer, relative says
Aretha Franklin, the "Queen of Soul," is suffering from cancer, a close relative confirmed Wednesday. Franklin's family said she was doing "OK" and asked only for continued thoughts and prayers....
Sex offender charged with murder in woman's 2008 disappearance
The convicted sex offender long-suspected in the December 2008 disappearance of Brooklyn beauty Laura Garza was indicted today on murder, manslaughter and tampering with evidence charges in her death. Michael...
Marshall practices with Dolphins prior to Jets matchup
DAVIE, Fla. — Miami Dolphins receiver Brian Hartline is absent as the team begins preparations for Sunday’s game against the Jets. Hartline was sidelined when he hurt a finger in...
Giants will let Dolphins use facility to prepare for game vs. Jets
On second thought, John Mara wishes he would have first alerted Jets owner Woody Johnson that the Giants were opening their doors to the Dolphins, allowing them to practice at...
Giants will let Dolphins use facility to prepare for Jets game
On second thought, John Mara wishes he would have first alerted Jets owner Woody Johnson that the Giants were opening their doors to the Dolphins, allowing them to practice at...
LI woman gets prison for fatal drug-fueled crash
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. — A New York woman will spend up to 12 years in prison after admitting she was high on drugs when she struck and killed an 11-year-old girl...
5 injured after bus driver suffers seizure in Lincoln Tunnel
Five people were injured today when a NJ Transit bus driver suffered a seizure inside the Lincoln Tunnel and sent his coach crashing into four other cars. All five have...
Ex-JetBlue worker tells court he feels 'overwhelmed'
Quitting his job in dramatic style hasn’t eased the stress for former JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater. "I am a little overwhelmed," Slater said in Queens Criminal Court today, where...
Favre 'pretty sore,' hopes to practice with Vikings on Thursday
There have been many times during Brett Favre’s remarkable streak of 297 consecutive starts that it appeared as if the streak was about to come to an end. It never...
PSAL City Championship football video package
Check out the video package from Fort Hamilton's come-from-behind, 8-6 win over Lincoln in the PSAL City Championship football game Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium:
Beloved Brooklyn baker shot dead
A beloved Brooklyn baker shot dead near his home today was the victim of a recent robbery and cops are eyeing whether there is any connection between the two incidents....
Man charged in terror plot to blow up military recruitment center
A Baltimore man was charged Wednesday with attempting to murder federal officers and the attempted use of weapons of mass destruction against federal property following his arrest for plotting to...
Giants healthier than they’ve been in a while
The gang isn’t all here for the Giants, but it’s close. As the Giants hit the field Wednesday inside their field house the only player not to participate in one...
Safety turns down Jets to keep job as conductor
With depth problems at safety because of injuries, the Jets on Wednesday signed free agent safety Emanuel Cook, who was with them in training camp and then played in the...
Parents and pols file 2nd suit to nullify Cathie Black appointment
Parents and politicians filed a second lawsuit seeking to nullify the appointment of incoming city schools chancellor Cathie Black this morning based on her lack of education credentials. The lawsuit,...
Cuomo, lobbyist agree to pension ban
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo says he reached an agreement with one of Albany’s most influential lobbyists, banning Patricia Lynch for five years from appearing before...
American Airlines cancels all flights to Haiti amid unrest
American Airlines said Wednesday it had canceled all flights in and out of Haiti due to unrest in the capital city of Port-au-Prince that is preventing airport and airline workers...
Long Island lawmaker proposes energy drink ban for anyone under 19
Now that's no Red Bull! Anyone under the age of 19 on Long Island would be banned from buying non-alcoholic energy drinks under a proposal introduced by a Republican lawmaker...
Yankees could combine Crawford, Lee
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- The Yankees have made their offer to free agent pitcher Cliff Lee, a six-year deal worth up to $150 million.The Yankees have seemed comfortable offering...
Slope man's art felt tribute to slaughtered geese
The federal massacre of 300 geese and baby geese this summer in Prospect Park has provoked outrage, protests, and endless coverage by our staff. Now, it’s even become the subject...
NY racing board reacts to OTB closing; pushes Internet initiative
ALBANY -- The New York Racing and Wagering Board took steps Wednesday to capture at least some of the revenue the state and its racing industry stand to lose to...
More-than-usual Patriots fans drunk at Jets game: cops
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — It wasn’t just the Jets who got blitzed in Monday night’s football game against the Patriots. Foxborough Police Chief Edward O’Leary says officers took 102 fans into...
Beyonce's $2M Bugatti Veyron birthday present for husband Jay-Z
American singer Beyonce proved her love for husband Jay-Z by buying him the world's fastest road car for $2 million, The Sun reported Wednesday. The 29-year-old pop star treated her...
Oprah Winfrey breaks down when discussing relationship with Gayle King
Oprah Winfrey began to weep in a new interview when she described her relationship with close friend Gayle King, which has been the subject of rumors the two are gay....
Pennsylvanians want school choice
According to a new poll fully half of all Pennsylvanians want vouchers. "Fifty percent of Pennsylvanians think that education vouchers should be used for those who want to send their children...
Few benefits of more unemployment benefits
Regarding the tax deal between President Obama and the Republicans and specifically the extension of unemployment benefits for another year: Supporters of the extension keep claiming that more jobless benefits means more...
SpaceX capsule successfully splashes down
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A private company launched a spacecraft Wednesday in a bold demonstration test for NASA that could lead to a space station supply run next year. The...
Damon, Sheffield could sign with Rays: report
Former Yankees Johnny Damon and Gary Sheffield are looking to land back in the AL East. Each veteran told the St. Petersburg Times he would like to sign with the Rays...
Lightning rod! Church goers say Diocese closed Montserrat because of outspoken pastor
The Brooklyn Diocese will shut a struggling 60-year-old church in Bedford-Stuyvesant — and parishioners believe the house of worship was targeted because its pastor took on church hierarchy and local...
Ryan says Rangers can sign Lee because no one else has 'stepped out:' report
Rangers president Nolan Ryan remains confident his team can sign Cliff Lee, but he knows the Yankees are lurking. Ryan told MLB.com that no team has "stepped out" and taken...
Judge pushes back Clemens' trial
WASHINGTON — A judge is pushing back the trial for baseball star Roger Clemens to July so attorneys can review “voluminous” evidence. Clemens was originally scheduled to go on trial...
Chile prison fire kills at least 83
SANTIAGO, Chile — A fire that began during a riot in a severely overcrowded prison killed at least 83 inmates Wednesday and seriously injured 14 others, officials said. Chileans nationwide...
Fed, state leaders lag on creating jobs: Bloomberg
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg lashed out at the White House, Congress and state leaders on Wednesday for what he called failed attempts to create jobs, accusing both parties of...
Hackers strike at MasterCard, Visa to support WikiLeaks
Hackers rushed to the defense of WikiLeaks on Wednesday, launching attacks on MasterCard, Visa, Swedish prosecutors, a Swiss bank and others who have acted against the site and its jailed...
Altschuler concedes to Dem. Bishop in L.I. race
ALBANY, N.Y. — The Republican challenger on Wednesday conceded to Democratic U.S. Rep. Tim Bishop in a congressional race in eastern Long Island, the nation’s only undecided House contest. Randy...
Brooklyn man tosses three kids out attic window to safety after a 3-alarm fire rips through his home
A heroic Brooklyn man tossed three kids out a third-floor window this morning after a fire ripped through his home, averting a tragedy that could have taken the lives of...
Finally, Obama is post-racial president
Barack Obama said he'd be a post-racial president. Now he has achieved that promise, but not in the way he intended. It is only in the left-wing opposition to Obama that we...
FDNY puts out Staten Island brush fire
The Fire Department says a brush fire in a wooded area of Staten Island has been brought under control. A spokesman said pockets of brush fires in the Richmond Valley...
Staten Island man suspected of killing parents refuses to appear in court
A schizophrenic Staten Island man refused to appear in court today to hear charges he killed his parents. Eric Bellucci, 30, who fled to Israel after the slayings of his...
Russian jets entered airspace of US-Japan drill
Two Russian military jets entered airspace over the Sea of Japan during a US-Japanese joint military exercise there this week, a Japanese government official said Wednesday. A Japanese media report...
Taliban video shows man who 'appears' to be captured US soldier
A video released by the Taliban appears to show captured US soldier Bowe Bergdahl, the IntelCenter terror groups monitoring organization said Wednesday. Private Bowe Bergdahl, 24, was seized after he...
FCC's Christmas present to cable
If the FCC's so-called net neutrality scheme gets approved on Dec. 21, it will serve as a terrific Christmas present to a few cable companies and may be a lump...
Lincoln falls two points short of ultimate goal
Lincoln had the lead and ball. Their big and physical offensive line was controlling the line of scrimmage, pushing Fort Hamilton around. Another touchdown, with that dominant defense of theirs,...
PSAL girls basketball roundup: Mauban, Mitchell lead Bayside past Edison
Cheska Mauban had 14 points and Ashley Mitchell had 11 points to lead Bayside to a 41-26 win over Thomas Edison in PSAL Queens A East girls basketball Tuesday in...
Deal in hand, Jeter says ‘shop’ talk by Yankees made him angry
TAMPA — Yesterday’s passport smile was fresh because two weeks ago anger coursed through Derek Jeter’s body. On Nov. 23, general manager Brian Cashman informed Jeter to shop around if...
The Post's All-Bronx girls volleyball honors
The Bronx was one of the deeper volleyball boroughs in 2010 with a pair of champions and a host of good teams. Horace Mann won a third straight Ivy League...
CHSAA boys basketball roundup: Mount mashes McClancy
Mount St. Michael has wasted little time flexing its muscles in the CHSAA Class A this season. The Mountaineers improved to 2-0 Tuesday afternoon after a 77-54 win at Monsignor...
CHSAA/Private girls basketball roundup: Gallagher leads Molloy to opening win
The wait was certainly worth it. After seven scrimmages, the young and new-look Stanners opened their season with a 52-40 win over visiting Manhattan Center in non-league girls basketball Tuesday....
Junior achievement: Roscigno, Libroia lift Holy Cross over Trinity
It hasn’t taken very long for Eddie Roscigno and Anthony Libroia to make their mark on the Holy Cross basketball team. On Tuesday night with a non-league game against Holy...
Flat Ford routed by Royals
After emerging from the locker room at Christ the King, Mike Toro sounded a lot like Arizona Cardinals coach Dennis Green after a loss to the Bears in 2006 in...
Oden, Christ the King bounce back to beat Bishop Ford
Nia Oden and Christ the King couldn’t wait for their next game after suffering a season-opening loss to Nazareth Saturday. The Illinois-bound forward said she was ready to go the...
Rice cooks All Hallows in Mitchell's debut as coach
The Dwayne Mitchell era at Rice started the way so many games ended when Mo Hicks was head coach – on the winning end of a lopsided game. The Raiders...
PSAL boys basketball roundup: Syms' big second half leads Westinghouse past Transit Tech
Mahlik Syms scored 14 of his 17 points after halftime to lead George Westinghouse back from a 15-point halftime deficit and to a thrilling 60-56 road win over Transit Tech...
Giants GM making big small moves
The top of the roster might be good enough to take the Giants deep into the playoffs. But it is the bottom of the roster that will determine if the...
Jets must bounce back from beatdown
At best, it was a confluence of circumstances that trapped the Jets inside the eye of a perfect storm during Bill Belichick’s Boston Tee-Off Party: a scorching Tom Brady resembling...
Humbled Jets coach says team won’t panic
The man who always has something to say was at a loss for words yesterday. Hours after his Jets were handed the second-worst defeat in franchise history -- a humiliating...
Jets' loss means path to Super Bowl a lot tougher
Despite the feeling among Jets fans that the sky was falling after Monday night's 45-3 blowout loss to the Patriots, the Jets still are in excellent shape to make the...
PSAL City Championship notebook: Centeno comes up big despite knee injury
Marvin Centeno fought through a sprained MCL all season, missing a few games and wearing a knee brace in practice and the games he did play in. It was all...
Reddish goes out a champion, ending memorable career on top
As Brandon Reddish accepted his MVP trophy, I thought back two years to the day, to another PSAL City Championship division title game. Fort Hamilton wasn’t on the winning end,...
Campili's conversion puts Fort ahead for good
It wasn’t James Howell or Travon Segure or Tyrone Raymond or Wesley Sumpter. It wasn’t Ivan Foy or Rasheem Stroud or Kevon Foster or Lamont Williams. It wasn’t even Brandon...
Hooker-saving business
Mary Magdalene step aside -- there's a new saint of prostitutes in town. The town is Las Vegas, the saint is Annie Lobert and her mission is to bring prostitutes...
The new Grill no longer just run of the mill
ATLANTIC GRILL LINCOLN CENTER 49 W. 64th St.; 212-787-4663. 2 stars. Some new restaurants sound boring, from their names to their menus. What could possibly be exciting about Atlantic Grill...
Whines around the block
My friends at The Broadway League, the bloated and useless organization that runs the Tonys into the ground, are in crisis mode. The reason? All the bad press about Broadway...
'Baywatch' babe gets body scan
Former "Baywatch" babe Donna D'Errico is barking mad about being body scanned. The 42-year-old actress, who spent two years running around in a tiny red swimsuit on the hit series,...
300 Oprah fans arrive in Oz
The "Oprah Winfrey Show" audience, surprised with a trip to Australia in September's final-season opener, arrived in Sydney yesterday for their eight-day sojourn. Winfrey's arrival is shrouded in mystery; she's...
Hasselbeck charge tossed
A court has ruled that Elisabeth Hasselbeck is no plagiarist. The US District Court in Massachusetts tossed a lawsuit filed by author Susan Hassett against "The View" co-host, alleging that...
German rabbit tale's off the wall
Hare today, gone tomor row. Now, for the first time ever, the Berlin Wall from the perspective of rabbits. And so we turn to "Rabbit à la Berlin," a deadpan...
In deeper by the dozen
Central Asia is a hair-pulling mess. And as we see in "The Great Game: Afghanistan," it's been a mess for a long time. Covering the years 1842 to the present,...
Now meet the real 'Capt. Awesome'
There's no keeping a "Chuck" fan down. An Oregon man has legally changed his name from the mundane Douglas Allen Smith Jr. to the more awesome-sounding "Captain Awesome," in honor...
Puccini not pure gold
A century after its world premiere, "La Fanciulla del West" ("The Girl of the Golden West") returned to the Met Monday night in a performance more dutiful than golden. The...
Starr report
ABC's George Stephanopoulos was being honored Monday night at the Children's Defense Fund-NY Gala -- but couldn't make the event, since he's in Afghanistan on special assignment for "Good Morning...
The best fake firs
* A classic fake is the perfect match for a young West Village family crunched for time. Nothing says Christmas like a Royal Douglas Fir dotted with 400 lights, complete...
Ode tannenbaum: Christmas with my festive faux
Whether we’re talking about Pam Anderson or Douglas firs, I’m not all that concerned if they’re real or fake. For me, the bottom line is how good they look when...
A feast for $50!
Egads! You’ve got guests coming over tonight for a holiday soiree. Sure, a perfect cook would have browsed the green market well ahead of time, but you’ve been swamped —...
'Ice-pick' charges
The suspected ice-pick mugger who allegedly robbed at least six women in Manhattan and The Bronx was hit with a slew of charges yesterday after being extradited from New Jersey....
Tough love for dads
Imagine this hypothetical: A pro football player, who makes millions of dollars, has nine kids with eight women. They agree not to name him (wouldn't want to hurt endorsements), and...
State senate votes to shut down NYC OTB
ALBANY -- The state Senate last night voted to close the bankrupt New York City Off Tracking Betting Corp., narrowly refusing to approve a bailout plan that would have saved...
LT flags rape rap
Rape charges against ex-Giant great Lawrence Taylor should be dismissed because police didn't have a warrant when they arrested him, his lawyers said yesterday. Taylor, 51, was "alone, sleeping in...
Judge boots 'don't harm my terrorist son' suit
Bring him in -- dead or alive. A federal judge yesterday tossed out a suit aimed at stopping US forces from targeting radical Yemeni-American cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, the leader of...
Wakeup call for Mr. Kim
It's time for the hush-hush talks to come out of the diplomatic closet: America should publicly embrace the goal of unifying the Koreas. Long stuck in a rut, our Korea...
Bam's tax deal: Will it save economy?
President Obama's craven capitulation to the GOP on the extension of the Bush tax cuts is yet another unforgivable betrayal of his progressive base ("Bush Tax Cuts 'O'kay," Dec. 7)....
This bomb just stopped ticking
In November 2003, the Manhattan Insti tute for Policy Research issued a report describing New York state's public-pension system as "a ticking fiscal time bomb." Seven years later, the bomb...
The 3.6-mph bus
Walk, skate or take a pogo stick -- anything would be faster than the city's slowest bus, the M42. The crosstown route, which cuts right through Times Square, has successfully...
Wikileaker held on rape rap - but new secrets spill
The man behind the WikiLeaks was locked up in London yesterday on a Swedish sex-crime warrant, but his supporters kept on embarrassing governments worldwide by disclosing secret US diplomatic documents....
Lennon's eerie last interview
Three days before he was shot to death, John Lennon chillingly said he didn't want to be known as a "dead hero." The comments were part of the ex-Beatle's last...
Fatter fees at city rec centers
Users of the Parks Department's 33 recreation centers are going to need to be "exorcised" when they read this: Membership fees are about to double. The Independent Budget Office reported...
Bun fun for Pitt mitt
There is no question Angelina Jolie is Brad Pitt's main squeeze. Notice the Hollywood hunk grabbing a handful of his honey's buns while strolling the red carpet at the Ziegfeld...
The old 'bawl' game
He killed a woman and dodged even a day in jail. But ex-Yankee-turned-drunken-driver Jim Leyritz still blames his victim. "My life was dragged though the mud because I was a...
She'd like a do-over
It's that magical time of the year, so let's play political pretend. Let's imagine Hillary turned down the secretary-of-state job two years ago. Imagine where she would be now. A...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan A 21-year-old man was struck and killed by a truck backing up yesterday on the Upper East Side. Jason King was fatally struck by the container truck as he...
O's 'Wild' rant-some note hits Left, Right
At his press conference yesterday afternoon, President Obama took himself off in a little boat and went to where the Wild Things are. Like Max, the protagonist of Maurice Sendak's...
Cathie in UFT snub
A month into her appointment as incoming schools chancellor and more than a week after getting state approval for the role, Cathie Black has yet to meet with the head...
Fortune to split into 3
Fortune Brands plans to split itself into as many as three parts, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The board of the maker of Jim...
Mad monk throwing 'craps'
He's New York's crudest Buddhist. Instead of emptying his mind, Xiao Dan Wu has been emptying his bladder into a wash basin used by his fellow monks at a Canal...
$120B bombshell
ALBANY -- New York state's public pension funds are underfunded by a staggering $120 billion -- and taxpayers will have to shell out an additional $8.5 billion a year by...
PA plans anti-terror airport barriers
The Port Authority will install $120 million worth of anti-terror protective barriers around passenger terminals at JFK, Newark and La Guardia airports, according to its new budget. Meanwhile, the agency...
The job-killing toll of jobless benefits
There is no such thing as a "free" government benefit. Ask small-business owners who are footing skyrocketing bills for bottomless jobless benefits. While politicians in Washington negotiate a deal to...
BofA to pay $ettlement
Bank of America will pay $137 million to settle a municipal bond bid-rigging probe, which is likely to result in more cases being filed in the coming weeks and months.
Addison condo notes sold
Two mortgage notes to taling about $150 million on The Addison, a newly constructed 271-unit rental at 230 Livingston St., a.k.a. 221 Schermerhorn St., in Brooklyn were just sold to...
Teens nabbed in Hasid hate crime
Two teenage thugs have been charged with hate crimes for assaulting a Hasidic man outside a Brooklyn yeshiva, authorities said yesterday. Brian Pena, 14, and Pete Montanez, 15, admitted to...
Students 'cramming'
A scathing report claims city schools are vastly overcrowded because the Department of Education has added tens of thousands of seats without the proper space to accommodate them. The Campaign...
Howdy to new city sheriff
There's a new sheriff in town and he has an interesting background -- as a high-level whistleblower at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Edgar Domenech, a Queens...
Sony, Universal do the exec-swap bop
Universal Music Group CEO Doug Morris, who is planning to step down from the job at the end of the year, is talking to rival Sony about replacing the head...
Pickled pastor nabbed
A disgraced ex-minister from Staten Island who embezzled $84,000 from his former parish to pay for plastic surgeries and Botox treatments was busted for drunken driving, authorities said. William Blasingame,...
Citi gains drawing criticism
Leave it to outspoken financial analyst Mike Mayo to rain on Uncle Sam's parade. A day after the Treasury Department boasted ringing up $12 billion in gains on its $45...
Granny's $100 ticket -- for throwing out newspaper
What a bunch of garbage! An elderly Manhattan woman living on Social Security was slapped with a $100 ticket -- for throwing away a newspaper in a city trash can....
'Jet rage' pup just a 'good girl'
Mandy the terrible terrier -- who went on a rampage aboard a US Airways flight and forced an emergency landing -- is really a pussycat, one neighbor insisted yesterday. "She's...
'Hooker' gets off cheaply
About $670. That's how much it would have cost for the 20 minutes it took yesterday to sentence Natalie McLennan, who at one time charged $2,000 per hour as New...
More schools on chopping block
City officials yesterday identified an additional 14 schools for closure, bringing the total number on death row to 26. Fifteen of the schools newly identified for closure this week had...
Business briefs
Iran closure Iran closed the Tehran office of a TV channel partly owned by Post owner News Corp. and arrested five employees for "helping the anti-rev olutionary movement," Mehr news...
Pol guilty in fotog dust-up
A Brooklyn jury yesterday found state Sen. Kevin Parker guilty of damaging a Post photographer's car and camera after the lensman snapped pictures of him outside the politician's Flatbush home....
Dems revolt against Bam
WASHINGTON -- A combative President Obama praised his new $900 billion tax-cut agreement with Republicans as a "good deal" yesterday -- but faced a revolt among members of his own...
'Columbian' drug ring is broken up
They turned Columbia University into a "high" school. Five students at the prestigious college -- some from wealthy families -- made stacks of cash by peddling a wide range of...
Netflix wishing on a Starz deal
Netflix is trying to capture lightning in a bottle a second time -- although some media watchers are guessing the company is going to get burned. The high-flying video streaming...
Elizabeth's a life of triumph and tragedy
Americans first met Elizabeth Edwards as a devoted co-campaigner for her presidential-candidate husband, got to know her as a brave mother who battled breast cancer -- and will remember her...
A dollar & a dream
A tax policy gadfly believes he's spotted a $1 trillion deficit buster. Victor Fleischer -- the corporate attorney turned academic who wrote a paper that prompted lawmakers to propose raising...
Arresting Assange
With WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange now in British custody awaiting possible extradition to Sweden for alleged sexual misconduct, Team Obama should be racing to see if it can slap him...
Albany's pork parade
Dangle taxpayer cash in front of a New York lawmaker's eyes and you can kiss it goodbye: Much of it is sure to wind up in his or her own...
NY's electric pickpockets
State lawmakers ignored a $315 million budget gap last week, but they did manage to take care of their labor-union pals. At a cost of $21 million to everyone else....
'Young guns' shock
A quarter of Manhattan's gun-possession defendants are 18 or younger, a grim statistic shared by prosecutors yesterday as they announced the arraignment of a weaponry kingpin who's just 20 years...
Elizabeth loses her brave battle
Elizabeth Edwards died yesterday after a brutal, six-year battle with cancer, surrounded by her children, brother, sister -- and disgraced hubby John. Edwards, the 61-year-old estranged wife of the failed...
Griffin no Grinch
Ho. Ho. Ho. New Time Inc. CEO Jack Griffin is bringing back the corporate Christmas party, just as he wraps up his first 100 days in office with some major...
3 slays in cop-starved Newark
A violent night in Newark has left three people dead in a nine-hour span -- less than a week after 167 cops were laid off due to budgetary restraints. An...
Oldest inmate, 101, dies
A child molester who was the state's oldest prisoner died yesterday in an upstate lockup at age 101. Theodore Sypnier was pronounced dead at 12:35 a.m. of natural causes at...
Ring champ's belt gone
The hits keep on coming for former boxing champ Iran "The Blade" Barkley. The down-on-his-luck pugilist's cherished WBC middleweight championship belt was swiped Oct. 28 from his niece's apartment in...
Salma: I was in US illegally
Oscar-nominated Mexican actress Salma Hayek has admitted that she was once an illegal alien. The sexy star -- now an advocate for better treatment of undocumented workers -- tells the...
Indict due in 2008 'club' slay
A registered sex offender, long suspected in the 2008 disappearance of Brooklyn beauty Laura Garza, is expected to be indicted today in connection with her death, according to a published...
Marine from B'klyn killed
A young Marine who grew up in a military family in Brooklyn was killed by a suicide bomber — ambushed while sleeping in an encampment in Afghanistan, said US officials...
Mets' owner sued over phony Madoff profits
The Mets are caught in a squeeze play over Bernie Madoff's stolen billions. Irving Picard, the bankruptcy trustee trying to recover cash for Madoff's victims, yesterday sued Sterling Equities, the...
If Lee gets 7-year deal, won't be from Yankees
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- The White Whale of the Winter Meetings is whether some team actually has offered Cliff Lee a seven-year contract and whether the lefty would sign...
Sports shorts
MLB: Dodgers keep Padilla The Dodgers, who crumbled last year because of the lack of a fifth starter, signed a sixth starter yesterday, inking Vicente Padilla to a one-year, $2...
Yankees captain left to repair reputation
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Derek Jeter has navigated an almost impossible path in his time as Yankees shortstop: The most public of people leading the most private of lives....
Tomorrow's Aqueduct Entries
Post Time: 12:30 pm. All horses appear in post position orderFIRST1 1/16m(T); $19,000; cl($10,000); 3up; (f&m)PNHorse Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1Lovely Promise(L),122E Castro3-5-8Schettno 7-22My Luckey Penney(L),115JRodriguez6-8-8POrtiz 10-13Bella Attrice(L),122D Cohen4-2-4Levine 3-14Judicial Leader(L),122J Alvarado4-2-8Sciacca 6-15Blue...
Today's Sports on Air
Basketball6:30 p.m.Women: Army at Penn StateBIG TEN7 p.m.Nuggets at CelticsESPN7 p.m.Seton Hall at ArkansasESPN2, WABC (770 AM)7 p.m.North Carolina at EvansvilleESPNU7 p.m.BYU vs. VermontCBSC7:30 p.m.Raptors at KnicksMSG, ESPN (1050 AM)7:30...
Philadelphia Charts
Dec. 7, 2010 Cloudy And Fast. ©2010 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST5 1/2f; $22,000; mdn clm; 2YO; (f)Off: 12:30. Good. drifted very wide, upTime: 22.75, 47.04, 1:01.42, 1:08.68.Trainer: Donald WhiteWinner: B...
Affrunti's Laurel Park Grade
Post Time: 12:35 pm.FIRST-1m; $10,000; cl($5,000); 3up; (f&m)6-Kate'sDancCrd 1211-Dz's Buddy 1153-Kinda Kinda 1214-ExRatedLady 1212-Hunka'sVictry 1215-Awsmsndybls 113SECOND-6f; $12,000; cl($5,000); 3up; (f&m)6-GoodnssGrtnss 1205-Lion's Maddy 1202-Tons of Fun 1223-DanieleMaBlle 1161-CallofaLion 1227-LittlMssKsss 1204-Silver Kisses...
Devils coach spared -- for now
Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello is giving John MacLean more time, and the embattled coach yesterday made sure his bottom-scraping squad knows he still is around. "Right now, we're going...
The Post Line
NFLTomorrowFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) UnderdogColts 2 3 (46½)TITANSSundayVIKINGSOFFOFF(OFF)GiantsJETS 6 5½(41) DolphinsJAGUARS 4½ 4½(43) RaidersSTEELERS 9 9 (39½)BengalsPatriots 3 3 (41) BEARSBILLS 1½ 1½(40½)BrownsPackers 6½ 7 (47) LIONSFalcons 7 7½(42) PANTHERSBuccaneers 1 2½(41)...
Turf Paradise Results
FIRST-3f; $3,300; clm; 3up9DgosFloJo (Gtrrz) 4.002.402.104OurRyalSnw (Oliver)2.602.101a-Hawkin Jet (Ybarra)2.40 Off 12:31. Time 1:55.42. Fast. Scr: Miss My Friend, Camp Crook. * Exacta (9-4) $9.40 * Quinella (4-9) $6.00 * $1...
Stoudemire's start among best in Knicks history
There have been four Knicks players who have finished a season with a better scoring average than Amar'e Stoudemire has delivered in his first 22 games. Stoudemire, the 6-foot-10, $100...
Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 6f; $23,000; cl($25,000); 3up; (f&m)SPOLETO has worked well after breaking maiden as the favorite in an off the turf race while making first start for a tag. SULTRYSILVER set...
Sabathia won't opt out if Yankees pay Lee more
TAMPA -- CC Sabathia said whatever Cliff Lee pulls down won't lead to the Yankees' ace exercising an opt out clause in his contract after next year. "It has no...
Jets' Coles on way out
Because of the Jets' precarious situation at safety, Laveranues Coles' latest stay with the Jets will be his most short-lived of his four stints. With starting safety Jim Leonhard out...
NFL: Redskins ban Haynesworth
Simmering all year, the antagonism between Albert Haynesworth and Mike Shanahan finally reached the boiling point yesterday when the two-time All-Pro defensive lineman was suspended by the Redskins coach without...
Calipari glad Knicks' Williams is turning life around
When John Calipari used to see his former star, Shawne Williams, he tried to impart some wisdom. "Every time I saw him, I just kept saying to him, one, I...
Yankees watching budget, but willing to pay
TAMPA -- Hal Steinbrenner uttered words yesterday that should make the Rangers and any other team interested in Cliff Lee sweat. "I am a budget guy, but we got money...
Penny-pinching Mets sign Carrasco, Paulino
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Wait 'til next winter -- but just don't dream too big. On a day Sandy Alderson tweaked the Mets' roster for next season by agreeing...
Nets lose to Hawks
ATLANTA -- The Nets rolled out the major elements coach Avery Johnson wanted to see last night. Effort and energy. But the only component that truly matters eluded them --...
Nets' Williams escapes D-League limbo
ATLANTA -- Terrence Williams' time in D-League hell is over for now. The Nets recalled their 2009 first-round pick who was sentenced to the Springfield (Mass.) Armor for three games....
Home Team Lineups
TODAYDec. 8THUDec. 9FRIDec. 10SATDec. 11SUNDec. 12MONDec. 13TUEDec. 14KnicksToronto7:30TV -- MSG NetworkRadio- ESPN 1050 AMNOGAMEWash.7:00MSGESPNNOGAMEDen.NoonMSGWNYMNOGAMENOGAMENetsNOGAMEDal.8:30YESWFANNOGAMENOGAMEL.A.L.1:00YESWBBRNOGAMEPhi.7:00YESWFANRangersNOGAMEOtt.7:30MSGESPNNOGAMEClmb.7:00MSGESPNWash.7:00MSGESPNNOGAMENOGAMEIslandersNOGAMEBos.7:00MSG+WHRUNOGAMEAtl.7:00MSG+2WHRUNOGAMENash.8:00MSG+WHRUNOGAMEDevilsNOGAMENOGAMEOtt.7:30MSG+WFANDet.7:00MSG+WFANNOGAMENOGAMENOGAME
Weird but true
Maybe it was his just desserts. Nine years after a truck carrying chocolate syrup careened into Mark Leon's mobile-home park in LA, a rig hauling 36,000 pounds of whipped and...
Jayhawks, Orange win at Garden
Who needs The Greatest Show on Earth, anyway? There were no elephants or trapeze artists last night in the World's Most Famous Arena, but man, there were a couple of...
New York bowl bid gives Orange extra juice
Syracuse coach Doug Marrone walked into Yankee Stadium yesterday and saw pinstripes. The Bronx native and diehard Yankees fans can mimic the batting stances of his favorite players. Syracuse athletic...
St. John's loses to St. Bonaventure
This wasn't supposed to happen. Carnesecca Arena was cloaked in the nervous tension that makes you question why anyone would be a sports fan. A St. Bonaventure upset over St....
Fast food freak hits Canarsie stores
Franchise fiendCops are trying to determine if the same man is responsible for two recent robberies at local fast food franchises.Workers at a Flatlands Avenue Subway restaurant said that a...
Churches seling like hotcakes
Bay Ridge is becoming the “Neighborhood of Sold Churches.”For the second time in two weeks, a church has been sold, as a developer will cough up $1.5 million to buy...
Gunmen raid home
Unlucky numberA boozed-up motorist was arrested on Brooklyn Avenue in Flatlands on Nov. 30 after he steered his Toyota into seven parked cars.Police said that the 40-year-old drunk driver was...
Grating over botched robbery
Ave. M menaceAn unhinged 22-year-old man arrested on Dec. 5 following a botched robbery inside an Avenue M grocery.Police were told that the would-be thief entered the store, which is...
Cut by machete man
Machete attackA machete-carrying goon went wild on another man during a Dec. 5 confrontation on Utica Avenue, leaving his victim with a deep cut to the face.Police were told that...
Sumpter answers bell, keys Fort Hamilton comeback
Wesley Sumpter had high hopes for his senior year. He saw all-city accolades and huge rushing numbers. His final season of high-school football wasn’t everything he expected – nagging shoulder...
Tigers claw: Fort Hamilton comes back to win first title since 2006
The Fort Hamilton players were not living in the past. The two championships the Tigers won in 2005 and 2006 never really entered their mind this year. All the seniors...
Feds may watch the Gowanus Canal's waste line
$85 million to fix a wastewater pumping system, which it says will improve the canal’s water quality.Residents insisted that the EPA ought to be focused on the sewage, too.“Sewer overflows...
No entry: Press barred from Gerritsen Beach meeting
The Gerritsen Beach Property Owner’s Association closed its normally public monthly meeting to the press and non-members last week, making good on a promise it made in the wake of...
Mets sign Carrasco, Paulino
The Mets made their first two major-league acquisitions of the Winter Meetings today, signing D.J. Carrasco and Ronny Paulino.Carrasco, 33, received a two-year contract for $2.5 million. Though new GM...
Bullets over Coney
Popping off shotsA thug walked into a Coney Island business on Dec. 5 and fired two shots into the ceiling of the Mermaid Avenue address.Stunned witnesses told police that the...
PS 114 to close
The bell has tolled for PS 114.The Remsen Avenue school fell under the city’s performance ax this week, with the Department of Education announcing the school will be phased out...
Ikea fought bike lane — now gives workers bikes!
The Swedish furniture giant Ikea, which strongly objected to a new bike lane in front of its Red Hook store earlier this year, just gave every one of its workers...
Salma Hayek says she entered the US as an illegal immigrant
Actress Salma Hayek revealed that she initially entered the US as an illegal immigrant, in an interview with V Magazine Spain, FOX News Latino reported Tuesday. The Mexican-born actress, who...
Fort Hamilton defeats Lincoln, 8-6
Fort Hamilton won its third PSAL football city championship in six seasons with a grind-it-out, 8-6 win over Lincoln. It was the first high school football game to take place...
Mets hire two more for front office
The Mets aren’t making much noise picking up players at the Winter Meetings, but they continue to fill out their front office.The team named Chad MacDonald its amateur scouting director...
Two high schools saved
The city says it will keep open both John Dewey HS and Sheepshead Bay HS, and now both institutions could get a windfall of federal cash to help bring them...