March 15, 2010
Alpha Rev goes 'Greek'
The decline of radio as a format for discovering new music is sad, but the one good thing to have come out of it is that TV has picked up...
Harrah’s may default in 2011
Harrah’s, the largest casino chain in the US, may default on its loans in 2011 if operations weaken further, CreditSights said in a report on Monday.Private equity firms Apollo and...
Fantasy spring training: Lights out!
Considering these guys are the ones who shoulder the responsibility of closing out the real games, it’s only fitting relief pitchers wrap up the Fantasy Tracker’s spring training preview.The selection...
Fantasy spring training: Bringing the heat
When building any kind of baseball team, whether it is fantasy or real, having a top-of-the-line starting pitcher is always a key component. Last season was an incredible year for...
Syracuse-Vermont rematch also is a family affair
When people look at Friday's matchup between Syracuse and Vermont, they'll immediately think back to the first round of the 2005 tournament, when the No. 13 seed Catamounts upset the...
'Salty dog' Ortiz changes tune after being peppered with complaints
Salty dog Assemblymember Felix Ortiz backed off his controversial anti-salt stance to a more moderate anti-shaker, pro-recipe position, according to a recent press release put out by his office. “My...
Eight eagle eyes are better than two
They’re double trouble — for criminals.Four 61st Precinct peace-keepers were named “Cops of the Month” last week for two separate arrests in February.Addressing the 61st Precinct Community Council Wednesday, Captain...
Capitals' Ovechkin suspended two games for hit that may have ended Campbell's season
Two-time MVP Alex Ovechkin was suspended Monday for the Washington Capitals’ next two games because of a reckless hit. The forward drove Chicago’s Brian Campbell into the boards from behind...
World's shortest man, 29 inches tall, dies in Rome
The world's shortest man, He Pingping, who stood just over two feet five inches tall, has died, Britain's Guinness World Records said Monday. He was 21. He -- a native...
Mets' K-Rod perfect with 7 pitches in debut
Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez needed seven pitches to complete a perfect inning in his spring debut today.“My location was perfect,” said Rodriguez, sidelined by pink eye earlier this spring. “I...
More Mid-East peace talks? Yawn!
As if the world has nothing better to do.It is the Obama Administration’s turn to be ringmaster in the Gravest Show on Earth, better known as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict —...
DEALS: Tuesday teaser
● LONDON $165 and up for the "Easter Package" at the city's Radisson Edwardian hotels 4/1-5/30. Includes two-day London Passes, two-for-one dining at the onsite restaurant and daily breakfast; easter...
Swisher makes new Yankees teammates feel at home
TAMPA -- Take a look at the far end of the Yankees’ clubhouse and there are outfielders Curtis Granderson, Randy Winn and Marcus Thames, all laughing. The reason? Nick Swisher...
City digs out of weekend Nor’Easter
and Joe ManiscalcoCity agencies and utility companies were still digging out late Monday afternoon from the nor’easter that pummeled the borough over the weekend.Parks Department spokesperson Phil Abramson said 800...
Cops trying to get a jump on jump up parties
The 69th Precinct is moving to put the muffler on loud parties before they start for the summer.Earlier this month, the precinct sent out an email message to area residents...
Download Taylor Mac
Over the past few years, Taylor Mac has emerged as one of the most exciting writers and performers in New York -- his five-hour-long musical extravaganza, "The Lily's Revenge," was...
Charlie Sheen pleads not guilty in domestic abuse case
ASPEN, Colo. — Actor Charlie Sheen has pleaded not guilty in Colorado to domestic violence charges stemming from a Christmas Day incident with his wife. Sheen entered his plea Monday...
Lost (and found) in Spain
I HAVE hiked the Himalayas, the Grand Canyon, the Meteora in Greece — but always with a guide and in a group. By the time I got to Spain, I...
Heather Mills' false leg checked for explosives at Heathrow
Heather Mills was forced to have her artificial leg swabbed for explosives at London Heathrow airport, Sky News reported Monday. The 42-year-old and ex-wife of Paul McCartney was at the...
18 injured in bus-train collision in Houston
A commuter bus collided with a light rail train in downtown Houston Monday afternoon, injuring at least 18 people. At least four people were taken from the train on stretchers....
NYPD sgt. pleads guilty in drunken crash
An NYPD housing bureau sergeant pleaded guilty today to drunkenly ramming his civilian car into a pedestrian in a pre-dawn, Upper East Side crash last year that left the victim...
Staten Island Rep. McMahon remains against health-care bill
Rep. Michael McMahon's position on health care is emerging as a focus in his tough reelection bid this year.Republican candidate Michael Grimm, who is vying for the Staten Island seat,...
Paging Dr. Caligari
There has been an abundance of buzz about Martin Scorsese's "Shutter Island,'' much of it negative. On Sunday, I decided to see for myself, fully expecting to be disappointed. I...
Rielle Hunter calls racy GQ photos of her 'repulsive'
John Edwards' baby mama Rielle Hunter is so upset with the racy photos of her in the new issue of GQ magazine that she deemed them "repulsive." Speaking on ABC's...
GOP Congressional hopeful Cox goes after Dem opponent
Chris Cox, the Republican hopeful for an Eastern Long Island Congressional seat, slammed Democrat Tim Bishop for what he called a "strictly partisan approach to health care reform at every...
The beer in Bavaria's divine
MOST German beer is good beer, but there's something about Andechs. One hour south of Munich, cloistered monks have been brewing suds at this Benedictine monastery since the Middle Ages....
"Princesses" don't exactly get royal welcome
A new charter boat dubbed the “New York Princess” has berthed at Pier 8 in Sheepshead Bay and another is expected to arrive shortly at Pier 2.Peter Guoba’s “New York...
Flatbush to LPC: Us, too!
The neighborhoods of Victorian Flatbush have long been known as quiet enclaves whose detached homes, dating to the early years of the last century, are gracious survivors.As such, they are...
Court vs cost-cutting gov
Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty used an interesting maneuver to cut his state’s budget. The provision called “unallotment” allowed the Republican Pawlenty “to unilaterally rescind state funding in appropriations bills passed...
Sayonara
Sad news for fans of Asian movies. After 18 years, Asian Cult Cinema magazine is shutting down, but not for economic reasons. In an e-mail to subscribers, the Florida-based quarterly's...
Doctor: Beckham's Achilles 'totally torn'
LONDON -- Unless David Beckham can mend it as well as he can bend it, soccer’s now-limping glamour boy will miss this summer’s World Cup — a blow to tournament...
Carroll Gardens wins fight to save its front-yard gardens
A Carroll Gardens private elementary school has dropped a controversial expansion plan -- ending a battle with local neighborhood groups that charged the additon could endanger the neighborhood's signature characteristic:...
Toyota probe shows inconsistencies in 'runaway' Prius owner's story
SAN DIEGO — Toyota cast doubt Monday on a man's claim that his Prius sped out of control, saying the report is inconsistent with the findings of the company's preliminary...
The other Iranian protest movement
You’ve probably heard something about the “green movement” in Iran. Those than oppose the current regime but lack a unifying political message. There is another Iranian protest movement – one...
Mets' Martinez, Tejada need to start season in minor leagues
PORT ST. LUCIE – The Mets need to send Fernando Martinez and Ruben Tejada to the minors at the start of the season. Martinez is close to being ready, but...
Talk about a disproportionate response
Last week there was a Jihadist massacre of Christians in Nigeria. Has this caused an uproar from the State Department? Hardly. As one report noted, housing in the Middle East...
Harris 'maybe' for Nets tomorrow; Yi out
Devin Harris sat out practice today with an upper respiratory infection and is "a maybe for tomorrow" against the Hawks, according to Kiki Vandeweghe.Yi Jianlian did light shooting and running...
Lazio urges delegation to vote no on health-care
With focus turning to New York on the health care debate, GOP gubernatorial hopeful Rick Lazio is urging members of the state's congressional delegation to vote no on health care,...
Corey Feldman skipping Corey Haim funeral
Corey Feldman will not be attending the funeral of his "Lost Boys" co-star and lifelong friend Corey Haim. Haim's funeral, which will take place Tuesday in Toronto, will be a...
Rex called after surgery to make sure Jets landed LaDainian
Rex Ryan couldn't stomach the thought that the Jets might not get LaDainian Tomlinson.SI.com reports Ryan's first question after a lap-band procedure Saturday morning was "Did we get LT signed...
Phillips-Van Heusen to buy Tommy Hilfiger for $3 billion
Phillips-Van Heusen, owner of Calvin Klein, said it agreed to buy Tommy Hilfiger for about $3 billion in cash and stock Monday. The deal also includes assumption of debt. Phillips-Van...
Pre-orders of Apple iPads reach 152,000, analysts say
Analysts estimate roughly 152,000 Apple iPads have been pre-ordered since Friday morning, according to early estimates by InvestorVillage released Monday. Initially, pre-orders for the latest Apple device were measured at...
Obama's plea for health care: 'We need courage'
STRONGSVILLE, Ohio -- President Barack Obama is delivering a new appeal to Congress on health care - "we need courage." Addressing a crowd in Ohio on Monday, Obama was briefly...
Family of 'Jihad Jamie' speak out, call for her son's return
Huffman, Texas, resident Mike Holcomb was embarrassed and shocked that people now call his younger sister "Jihad Jamie", MyFox Houston reported Monday. ”I don’t know what’s going through her mind,”...
Toyota to cut Prius production by 10 percent
A worldwide fall in sales of the Toyota Prius has prompted a significant cut in production of the best-selling green car by the Japanese motor giant, the Times of London...
Curry may not be ready for Knicks return yet
PHILADELPHIA – Eddy Curry didn't sound confident he'd be able to play tonight in Philadelphia and probably will miss the first four games of this five-game trip that ends Wednesday...
Publisher of Meredith parenting mags jumps to American Media
Meredith, one of the better performing magazine pubishers over the past year, just lost the vice president/group publisher of Parents and American Baby to American Media.Diane Newman will be the...
Is LT cool with Cromartie?
Antonio Cromartie welcomed LaDainian Tomlinson to the Jets on his Twitter page, but it could be a little awkward when the two reunite in the locker room.Cromartie, with a long...
Paterson to oversee new Aqueduct bidding
From The Post's Carl Campanile:Gov. Paterson said today he will oversee the new bidding to select a firm to operate 4,500 slots at aqueduct race track - despite being under...
Florals for a gloomy day
If the Liberty of London mayhem at Target makes you want more sweet floral prints, you're in luck. The British department store just colloborated with MAC for an entire color...
Weekend subway service the pits
It’s slow going on the weekend for subway straphangers. A new report issued by an MTA watchdog found that service is way off schedule on the weekends, when most of...
Soda tax proposal falling flat in Albany
ALBANY, N.Y. -- A proposed new tax on sugary drinks appears unlikely to pass the state Senate, despite passionate campaigning by New York Gov. David Paterson and his health commissioner....
Shelly is number one at LES housing project
By most accounts, the most powerful person in Albany these days is Assembly Speaker Shelly Silver.So it was only fitting that when Mayor Bloomberg and a dozen elected officials --...
Pilots of Northwest plane that overshot airport give up licenses
The Northwest Airlines pilots who infamously overshot Minneapolis International Airport by several hours on Oct. 21 have agreed to give up their licenses, NBC News reported Monday. THIS IS A...
Yonkers Council President calls Paterson "Gov. Cuomo"
From The Post's Carl Campanile:At Gov. Paterson's budget town hall in Westchester going on now, the governor got an unwitting slap as he was introduced.A murmur went through the event...
Tenor Tynan turns in pinstripes for Red Sox jersey
Spurned by the Yankees, Ronan Tynan has found a new team to sing for. The Irish tenor, known for his rendition of "God Bless America" during Yankees games, was banned...
Sean Penn meets UN Secretary General on aid mission in Haiti
Hollywood actor Sean Penn met with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon during his relief work in Haiti, Sky News reported Monday. After attending last week's Oscars, Penn traveled back to...
Conservative PAC slams Cuomo
A conservative PAC has put out an ad slamming Andrew Cuomo for refusing to investigate the Working Families Party as he mulls a run for governor.The Web ad, which is...
Report: Twins, Mauer talks 'not stalled'
No news is still good news for the Twins, on the Joe Mauer front. After Mauer’s agent, Ron Shapiro, flew into Fort Myers to talk to Twins representatives on March...
Cops: Partying teens cause $200K damage to NY home
NORTH GREENBUSH, N.Y. — Authorities say dozens of partying teenagers caused more than $200,000 in damage at an unoccupied house in suburban Albany. Police in North Greenbush say the damage...
Continental Airlines to charge for food
ATLANTA -- 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 already...
Ohio woman says Pa. doc gave wrong breast implants
PITTSBURGH -- An Ohio woman claims in a lawsuit that a Pennsylvania plastic surgeon used the wrong kind of breast implants on her, then kept her knocked out longer than...
If you think health care is broken...
For the first time ever Social Security is going to have to pay out more money in benefits then it will collect in payroll taxes -- $29 billion more reports...
Jets teammates welcome LT
LaDainian Tomlinson was welcomed to the Jets by several of his new teammates on Twitter, including left tackle Damien Woody and All-Pro cornerback Darrelle Revis. "Good move by the organization,"...
NJ woman attempting to become world's fattest lady
Dream big! A New Jersey woman, who now tips the scales at 604 pounds, said it’d be a "fantasy" to gobble her way to fame and someday weigh 1,000 pounds....
Let's hope all Mets don't share Maine's attitude
Some Mets players either don’t care or don’t get how fragile their fan base has deservedly become.Otherwise, how do you explain John Maine’s comments after he allowed five runs in...
Thole, Kunz among players sent to Mets minor league camp
Josh Thole and Eddie Kunz were the notable names among players sent to the Mets' minor league camp today.Thole, Kunz and Clint Everts were optioned to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons,...
Farrell, Duvall movies to premiere at Tribeca Film Fest
Colin Farrell and Robert Duvall are among those bringing films to the Tribeca Film Festival in New York. The annual festival announced the bulk of its lineup Monday. Making its...
Former Park Avenue Bank president charged with fraud, embezzlement
The ex-president of a small Manhattan bank was busted today on charges he lied to the feds in an effort to get $11 million from President Obama's taxpayer-funded bailout program,...
'Green Zone' flops
Every time another Iraq movie flops (as "Green Zone" did this weekend), pundits line up to say, well, obviously Hollywood will learn its lesson and not make any more anti-Iraq...
Tribeca: Kim Cattrall as an 'aging erotic starlet' and more
Any film festival offering Kim Cattrall as an "aging erotic starlet'' who deflowers a teenage fan ("Meet Monica Velour'') can't be a total loss. The balance of the Tribeca Film Festival slate announced...
3 men injured when car rolls down Calif. cliff
JENNER, Calif. -- Three California men are lucky to be alive after their car veered off a highway and rolled 120 feet down a coastal cliff. The California Highway Patrol...
NYers can track sex offenders with new system
ALBANY, N.Y. — A new system allows New Yorkers to sign up for alerts when moderate and high-risk sex offenders move into or out of a community. The state Division...
Wizards' Arenas: 'I deserve to be punished' for gun prank
WASHINGTON -- Gilbert Arenas says he deserves to be punished for bringing guns to the locker room. The suspended Washington Wizards guard told Esquire magazine that he wasn't using "longevity...
DVD Extra: MGM's going-out-of-business sale
The dying MGM is accepting "final'' bids from potential owners until Friday, but the studio is already dumping its DVDs at fire sale prices, with hundreds of titles being sold online for...
Hull sacks Phil Brown: Good or bad for Jozy Altidore?
Hull has sacked manager Phil Brown in the wake of Saturday's crushing 2-1 loss to Arsenal. They're next-to-last in the Premier League table, and will be run temporarily by Brian Horton...
When a rule is actually a vote
As Armstrong Williams puts it, “the latest move by the transparent, above-politics Democrats to slaughter the democratic process in the hopes that Americans are just dumb enough to fall for...
Cost of barn raising sends city back to drawing board
Efforts to reconstruct a 19th century barn adjacent to the Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum have been stalled by financial issues.While $2.5 million had been set aside to pay a general contractor...
Counting down to Miss Norway contest
At the end of this month, a new Miss Norway will be crowned in Brooklyn.The competition, which is organized by the Norwegian Immigration Association (NIA), leads up to one of...
No sugar please, Levin opposes Domino
City Councilmember Steve Levin (D-williamsburg) joined a growing list of opponents to the New Domino rezoning by stating his support for Community Board 1’s recommendation of disapproval. In a statement...
Erin Andrews stalker gets 30 months in prison
LOS ANGELES -- The pervert convicted of stalking sexy ESPN reporter Erin Andrews and shooting nude videos of her through a hotel room peephole was sentenced to 30 months in...
Bay View Community Center expected to open finally this spring
In 2006, the new Bay View Houses community center was 75 percent complete, and was expected to open in the early part of 2007.Fast-forward three years. The center, now virtually...
quit apologizing already
The Wall Street Journal is right to wonder why the Obama administration – in the specific person of Hillary Clinton – has decided to slam Israel right now. “Since nobody...
3UP: Competitive Balance Thoughts and Escobar
1. In my Sunday Hardball column, I reacted to reports that a radical realignment was being considered by the elite committee assembled by Bud Selig. In response, I offered three...
Judge takes it back to court
Jonathan Judge may have been tossed off the ballot in the upcoming 44th District City Council special election, but he’s not going down without a fight.Judge retained former State Senator...
Vac's Monday Whacks on LT as the Say-Hey Kid, dreaming of relevant boxing (and basketball), and Maine's pain.
In James S. Hirsch's splendid book, "Willie Mays: The Life, The Legend," there is an extended passage about Mays' famous misadventures during the 1973 World Series, the chapter of his...
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...
Attempted Brooklyn bank robbery aborted
Burglars drilled two holes into a roof and slipped inside a Brooklyn bank yesterday, but fled empty-handed, police said. After breaking in, the crooks crawled through a heating vent in...
Morning buzz
Gov. Paterson and Mayor Bloomberg are together again for a housing announcement featuring a cameo by now-Obama administration official Shaun Donovan. Legislators are still focusing on a state budget that...
Man dies in Bronx apartment fire
A man has died in a Bronx apartment fire. Police and fire personnel, responding to a 911 call, found the 39-year-old man unconscious around 1 a.m. Monday in Morris Heights....
Why they don't have the votes
USA Today has a good rundown of some of the Democratic holdouts who have not agreed to vote for the Senate version of ObamaCare. Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) is on...
Quinnipiac, Stony Brook to NIT
A pair of metropolitan area schools squeaked into the National Invitational Tournament as the lowest seeds in their brackets. Stony Brook (22-9) and Quinnipiac (23-9) drew eighth seeds in the...
GQ: How the Rielle Hunter story came together
I MET RIELLE HUNTER for the first time the day of our first interview, at her home in Charlotte, North Carolina, though we’d already spoken for some months on the...
GQ Rielle Hunter Web extra
GQ.COM EXCLUSIVE: More Rielle Hunter In the April GQ, Lisa DePaulo interviews Rielle Hunter, the woman at the heart of the John Edwards saga and the mother of Edwards’s 2-year-old...
NCAA South region: No clear favorite
This is where dreams can come true. Duke, for all of its NCAA Tournament success and legendary coach, clearly is the weakest of the No. 1 seeds. Villanova, for all...
NCAA East region: Cornell primed to play Cinderella
The No. 5-vs-No. 12 matchup has become the petri dish from which Cinderella has sprung in the NCAA Tournament. Villanova and Western Kentucky two years ago made runs. Arizona did...
NCAA Midwest region: Some home cookin’ for Kansas
Kansas is about to experience the advantages of being the overall No. 1 seed in the Midwest Regional. If all goes well, it would have two games in nearby Oklahoma...
NCAA West region: Many traps in Syracuse’s path
Now look what you have gone and done, Syracuse. The Orange had made their way to the nation’s No. 1 ranking and were in contention for the No. 1 seed...
Bigger isn't better: Undersized QHST take down defending champs
Queens High School of Teaching already had a chip on its shoulder when it was given the third seed despite an undefeated season. The Tigers also felt they were unfairly...
Pulse sales
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PSAL Class A girls basketball semis roundup: Wings soars past West 50th
If it’s Wings Academy versus The World, put a mark in the win column for the girls from The Bronx. The third-seeded Lady Wings defeated No. 3 West 50th Street...
Go to Greg
Q I had my first interview for a job I really liked. I sent a follow-up letter via e-mail the following day to the people I met. It was mentioned...
Aptitude tests
Those taking aim at the “talent myth” cite many examples to bolster their assertion that greatness is made, not born. Among them: Wolfgang Mozart: He's probably the most-cited example of...
Oden, Michel play key roles in CK's state title victory
In the biggest, most stressful game of her high school career Nia Oden was her calmest and best. “I was very relaxed this game,” she said. “I wasn’t nervous at...
Why the boss is the lyin’ king
If lying is one of the few things your boss is good at, there may be a reason. People in power have an easier time fibbing than the rest of...
Sergio wasn't ready for Broadway lights
The audition of Knicks point guard Sergio Rodriguez is on hold. Mike D'Antoni has given Toney Douglas the keys and Chris Duhon has been dusted off to be his backup....
Talent showdown
Boasting about rigorous recruiting policies has been sport at the city’s premier financial firms for decades. Even Ivy Leaguers aren’t guaranteed a job interview at blue-ribbon hedge funds like D.E....
Chill factor
Top music downloads 1. Money To Blow, Birdman 2. TiK ToK, Kesha 3. Bad Romance, Lady Gaga 4. How Low Can You Go, Ludacris 5. Hard, Rihanna 6. Tie Me...
Pinkston, Loughlin fall short in championship bid
He had just scored a game-high 34 points in the CHSAA Class AA intersectional title game, an instant classic that went three overtimes. Jayvaughn Pinkston ended his storied high school...
Title town: Middle Village the hoops capital of New York City
Joe Arbitello’s first order of business after winning his first CHSAA Class AA boys basketball intersectional championship as coach at Christ the King had nothing to do with celebrating. Instead,...
Hunt dedicates title to mother's memory
Since Terrel Hunt’s mother Katrina died from ovarian cancer on Jan. 31, the Christ the King boys basketball team dedicated its championship run to her memory. “After she passed away...
Jones takes cue from coach and guides Bedford into 'A' final
When Robert Phelps took over the boys basketball program at Bedford Academy this fall, Brent Jones began looking into his past achievements. The senior guard was floored when he learned...
McDonough's seven 3s lead Goldstein into 'B' finals
Brittany McDonough absolutely struggled with her jump shot Wednesday night in the quarterfinals. She couldn’t buy a 3-pointer until the fourth quarter. On Sunday, though, things couldn’t have been any...
'Disappointed' St. Mike's eyes next season
One by one, St. Michael Academy players left the locker room with dejected looks on their faces. At this time last year, the Eagles were celebrating their first CHSAA Class...
'Idol's' agony aunt
Every family has a relative it would like to hide -- and "American Idol" front-runner Crystal Bowersox is apparently no exception. A woman claiming to be her aunt is whipping...
Mike Tyson reality series takes wing
Iron Mike Tyson is getting ready to make his debut as a reality TV star. Tyson, a life-long pigeon keeper, will star in a series about bird racing, The Post...
'The Price of Beauty' in the eye of the beholder
Do you remember when the media pounced on Jessica Simpson last year after she showed up several pounds over the legal limit at a chili cook-off? Well, she does. Remember,...
Story buries its Bankhead in the bland
Tallulah Bankhead: gravel- voiced legend of theater, ra pier wit, outlandish narcis sist and bon vivant who over-indulged in men, women, booze and drugs. Playing the actress near the end...
Otto-erotic exhilaration
No one did decadence better than Otto Dix. He and his Neue Sachlichkeit ("New Objectivity") colleagues -- with their paintings of bloated bureaucrats, dissipated cigarette girls and haunted children --...
Starr report
FX's new series, "Justified," which premieres tomorrow night (10 p.m.), is based on an Elmore Leonard short story, "Fire in the Hole." Series exec utive producer Graham Yost said Leonard,...
Gov seeks clamp on NY health rates
Call it Paterson Care. As the health-care debate comes to a head in Washington, a new political war over medical coverage is about to erupt in Albany, where Gov. Paterson...
City's $witz blitz
The city's Finance Department has asked the IRS to provide the names of wealthy tax evaders snared last year in an investigation of Swiss banking giant UBS, suspecting that a...
'Nice Guy' Cy needs to take the gloves off
This city needs a fighter. Not a lover. Cyrus Vance Jr. plopped, seemingly from nowhere, into one of the country's premier crime-fighting jobs -- one that's lauded on TV's "Law...
Sneaky? Sly? You're hired!
Uncle Sam is looking for a few good spies. Wannabe spooks can register online for a "virtual job fair" featuring at least nine federal intelligence agencies that begins at 10...
Students rush to CUNY
The number of students trying to transfer to City University of New York public colleges for the fall 2010 semester jumped 77.5 percent compared to this time last year, officials...
Albany blowing budget deadline
April fools! Legislative leaders, citing lame- duck Gov. Paterson's huge legal troubles and the late release of a massive, $6 billion borrowing scheme, privately concede there's no chance to get...
GOP pols: Just say no to Levy
ALBANY -- State Senate Republicans have secretly voted to put party Chairman Ed Cox on notice that they want former Rep. Rick Lazio -- and not a turncoat Democrat --...
Judge says no $ecrets
A Queens judge has bounced a dentist's legal claim that Chase violated the law by revealing her secret, $800,000 bank account to her husband. Nazita Aminpour, of Great Neck, Long...
Meeks' second story on Katrina fund seems all wet, too
Strike two, Congressman Meeks! First, Queens Rep. Gregory Meeks claimed that "every dime" raised by a charity he co-founded would go to 30 impoverished families who lost their homes and...
Brooklyn bar-brawl victim tells of FDNY thugs' threats
A St. Francis College coach crouched over -- holding on for dear life to the door frame behind him -- as up to nine drunken firefighters punched, shoved and kicked...
Dems: Just vote already
WASHINGTON -- The House Democrats' top vote-counter yesterday said he had not yet secured enough support to pass President Obama's health-care reforms, but the administration is adamant there will be...
Terrorists on my trail, NYC bizman fears
A New York CEO with Israeli military ties fears he has a target on his back after his company was thrust into the probe of a brazen international assassination plot...
EU fiscal chiefs meet on Greece
Greece is to present the first results of its austerity measures at a meeting of European Union finance ministers in Brussels today and tomorrow, and the country insists it is...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan A gunman has been busted for shooting a man in both legs at a Washington Heights restaurant, police said yesterday. Pedro Tejada, 52, confronted his 20-year-old victim standing in...
Sanit 'perv' busted
A city Sanitation Department supervisor repeatedly molested a 9-year-old girl in her Brooklyn home, police charged yesterday. Vincent Cardaci, 54, allegedly fondled her in Dyker Heights on five occasions, starting...
Brooklyn blogger nailing subway louts
Annoying subway riders, beware. A local comedian -- and frequent straphanger -- has started a blog campaign against the worst behavior underground, using a sharp wit and a fast camera...
'Alice' is wonder at box office
Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland," starring Johnny Depp, easily remained the No. 1 weekend draw with $62 million, according to studio estimates. The Disney fantasy has climbed to a $208.6...
Speed memo backs Toyota
Investigators with Toyota and the federal government could not replicate the runaway speeding reported by a Prius owner who said his car's accelerator stuck as he drove on a California...
How tea parties echo '60s protests
The political commentariat doesn't know what to make of those thousands of Americans who've spontaneously thronged to tea parties and town-hall meetings to oppose the big-government programs of the Obama...
NY's real monsters
New York's health-care employee interests have a new ad out: "Cutzilla" depicts a Godzilla monster devouring whole New York state hospitals, senior centers and community health-care facilities while state legislators...
Gisele's mane squeeze
Supermodel Gisele Bundchen was galloping toward naming her newborn boy River until her hubby, Patriots gunslinger Tom Brady, said: Whoa, Nellie! "I wanted him to be called River because I...
On yer bike in Brooklyn
It won't look like Marlon Brando's waterfront for much longer. Bike-crazy city officials are rolling out a $16 million plan to connect Sunset Park and Greenpoint on the industrial Brooklyn...
Hi-tech 'screen' doors a threat to city doormen
Doormen of New York -- watch your backs. James Bond-like facial- and voice-recognition programs -- cheaper than humans -- could kill the need for the uniformed doorman guarding city buildings,...
O close on fixes: Klein
President Obama's proposed changes to the No Child Left Behind law are on the right track -- but he should not go easy on failing schools, the city's schools chief...
'Gastric' Rex feels enormously better
Jets coach Rex Ryan vowed yesterday that he won't be on injured reserve for long recovering from gastric bypass surgery. "I'm feeling good," Ryan said at the doorstep of his...
Makeover money
The city has been granted permission to use $108 million of its stimulus money to renovate more than 20,000 apartments, the feds announced yesterday. The city Housing Authority said the...
Driver kills and runs
Cops are searching for a hit-and-run SUV driver who killed a 60-year-old man crossing a street early yesterday in Brooklyn's Brighton Beach. Morris Freidman was crossing Brighton Beach Avenue near...
Google may exit China, but now is battling Verizon
While Google's spat with the Chinese government over censorship devolves into an all-out war, the Internet giant is getting into hot water with a company that was seen as an...
Give him huddled masses - to 'exploit'
WASHINGTON -- In those savage hours after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, the world looked in utter shock upon the wretched refuse of that teeming shore. Mothers wept to see...
DC, Wall Street await Dodd Fed plan
After loudly criticizing the Federal Reserve last year, Sen. Chris Dodd is poised to boost its powers. The lame-duck Democratic lawmaker from Connecticut is expected to unveil legislation with little...
Missed Mideast chance
The saddest thing about Vice President Joe Biden's trip to Israel last week was that the flap over the sudden announcement of new settlement activity in Jerusalem derailed what should've...
Planting stories
Daylight Savings has come -- time to think about sunshine and greenery. We leafed through a selection of gardening magazines. Budding horticulturists and naturalists can pluck a piece of not-so-sage...
35 flee gas on W. Side
High levels of carbon monoxide in eight Upper West Side buildings forced the evacuation yesterday of 35 people, authorities said. Firefighters responded at 3:30 p.m. to West 76th Street between...
Rielle Hunter bares all in first interview about affair with John Edwards
John Edwards' mistress has revealed for the first time how the illicit lovers fell in lust and slept together the night they met -- and claims the presidential candidate predicted...
Ex-AIG staff gets the $haft
It's win some, lose some for a group of current and former American International Group employees, as the insurer prepares to make $46 million in retention payments while holding back...
$211M Jersey jackpot
The stormy weather blew in $211 million worth of luck for a New Jersey Powerball player. The lone winning ticket in Saturday's drawing was sold at a Morris Plains deli,...
Hill's $nub of U.S. companies in purchase of crystal stemware is clear
WASHINGTON --- Hillary Rodham Clinton's State Department is spending $5.4 million to buy fine crystal stemware for American embassies -- but it won't give the US economy much of a...
$3B Hilfiger deal close
Apparel giant Phillips-Van Heusen is inching ever nearer to buying Tommy Hilfiger for about $3 billion -- with an announcement expected as soon as today. The Post reported this month...
Peter Graves dead
Peter Graves, the tall, stalwart actor best known for his portrayal of Jim Phelps, leader of a team of special agents who battled evil conspirators in the 1960s television series...
Testing NY's tests
Taken at face value, last weeks' news that graduation rates in city schools are at historic levels definitely merits applause. The city's four-year high-school graduation rate hit 59 percent, 12.5...
Do something, Dave
New Yorkers, says Lt. Gov. Dick Ravitch, still don't understand how severe the state's fiscal crisis truly is. If Gov. Paterson insists on sticking around, it's his paramount duty to...
Enter the salt police
Take this one with a large grain of salt. Make that, salt substitute. Mayor Bloomberg's overzealous "we will make you healthy" crusade has found an ally in Albany -- in...
Jersey's pension-'reform' peril
New Jersey's leadership is pushing a "bipartisan" pension reform that holds a poison pill for state taxpayers: In exchange for some good-but-minor changes, it would commit the state to handing...
By 'Biden' his time, did Bibi snub the US?
THE ISSUE: Isreal's announcement of a new housing project timed with Joe Biden's visit. *** Your editorial (March 11) about Israel's bad timing in announcing the building of 1,600 homes...
Lockerbie killer lives
He just won't die. The Lockerbie bomber -- who was released from a Scottish prison last year because cancer had supposedly left him at death's door -- could be kept...
Lonely jihad mom found pals in terror
The Colorado woman who ran off to Europe to raise her young son among hate-filled jihadists was roped in by Islamic fundamentalists who gave her the attention she craved, her...
Chaos rains as storm leaves trail of death, destruction
The brutal nor'easter that dumped more than 4 inches of rain on the city over the weekend killed six people, flooded the 911 system with calls, left a half-million people...
Pols want lifetime coverage for 9/11 heroes
The city's $657 million settlement offer to sick 9/11 rescue workers isn't nearly enough, federal lawmakers said yesterday -- as they instead pushed a bill to give Ground Zero heroes...
Cano ready to shoulder No. 5 spot for Yankees
BRADENTON, Fla. -- The time has come for Robinson Cano to add his enormous hitting talent to the meat of the Yankees' batting order. Ever since arriving in the big...
'Rachel' is out of Zenyatta showdown
The "Race for the Ages" sleeps with the fishes. Rachel Alexandra, the 2009 Horse of the Year whose nine-race winning streak was snapped Saturday when she finished second making her...
Cuban SS Hechavarria will pass on Yankees for Blue Jays
BRADENTON, Fla. -- Cuban refugee shortstop Adeinis Hechavarria is going to get more money than the $8 million Jose Iglesias received from the Red Sox, The Post has learned. However,...
Admit it: Big East Tourney nearly irrelevant
Happens every year, like pitchers and catchers. Except it's crazy. We lock into the Big East Tournament as if it's super special. And it sure seems to be. Yet, it's...
Yanks' CC looks sharp ... unhurt in liner scare
BRADENTON, Fla. -- The baseball had barely touched the outfield grass when Steve Donahue and Dave Eiland were off the bench, out of the dugout and on their way to...
Philadelphia Park Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 5f; $21,000; cl($7,500); 4upCAPTAIN BOOYAH was a gate to wire winner as the favorite in both starts since adding blinkers. BLUE MALIBU makes local debut after winning at this...
Mets' Maine 'not into' role -- and it shows
JUPITER, Fla. -- The question marks keep growing larger for everybody in the Mets rotation not named Johan Santana. John Maine, admitting he was not "that into it" because he...
Rangers sparked by Avery's return
If the Rangers are going to make the playoffs, they need Sean Avery to be the player he was in each of the last three stretch drives to the playoffs...
Tomlinson agrees to two-year, $5.1M deal with Jets
There's another "LT" coming to New York to play football, and this one plays offense. Seventeen years after Giants Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor retired, likely Hall of Fame...
Santana's slider shows vintage bite for Mets
JUPITER, Fla. -- The best news of the day for the Mets was that Johan Santana was able to get a lot more action on his slider. Coming back from...
Islanders top Maple Leafs in battle of bottomfeeders
The last time Scott Gordon and Ron Wilson coached in the same game, Gordon was Wilson's assistant for Team USA in last month's riveting Olympic gold-medal game against Canada. Yesterday's...
Alonso, Ferrari off to fast start
SAKHIR, Bahrain -- Ferrari's decision to give up on last season and begin looking ahead paid off when Fernando Alonso led the Italian team to a 1-2 finish at the...
Sports shorts
NFL: Browns ship Quinn to Denver The Browns traded QB Brady Quinn to the Broncos for fullback Peyton Hillis and a 2011 draft pick, pending physicals. Quinn's departure came one...
Rangers' Dubinsky shows fighting spirit
These were Brandon Dubinsky's thoughts when Flyers captain Mike Richards challenged him to drop his gloves with just under four minutes remaining and the Flyers down by two goals in...
Rookie Douglas starts making his point for Knicks
PHILADELPHIA -- The do-you-believe-in-miracles win in Dallas Saturday night begs the next question: Do you believe in rookie Toney Douglas as the Knicks' point guard of the future? Coach Mike...
Els finishes 'Easy' victory over friend
MIAMI -- The man nicknamed "The Big Easy" made it look easy. Ernie Els, who has battled back from the devastation of several Tiger Woods beat downs in major championships...
Devils' Martin returns to practice after missing five months with broken arm
On the verge of returning to the lineup after a maddening five-month injury, top Devils defenseman Paul Martin said the team's decisions in treating his broken arm won't play much...
Jets should've simply kept Jones
We know Woody Johnson craves star power, and LaDainian Tomlinson has it, and Thomas Jones does not. But here's what I simply do not understand: Why in the world did...
Rangers must avoid looking 'too far ahead'
It's the Bruins, Canadiens and Flyers that the Rangers are chasing, not Philadelphia wing Daniel Carcillo. "We are in such a spot here we have to concentrate on playing our...
Solid win boosts Pacquiao's resume
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Less than two hours after earning a one-sided decision over Joshua Clottey, Manny Pacquiao was across the street from Cowboys Stadium starring in a concert at the...
Weird but true
A Wisconsin man truly bled for his Green Bay Packers -- and that devotion saved his life. Jim Becker, 79, says that in order to buy Packer season tickets --...
Kansas, Kentucky head classic NCAA tournament field
Technically a Kansas-Kentucky NCAA tournament championship game wouldn't be a rematch, but it would be a heckuva battle -- dripping with hero-vs.-villain drama -- should two of the nation's winningest...
Gonzalez miffed Seton Hall has to settle for NIT
Seton Hall prayed for the NCAA tournament yesterday, but it got the NIT. Spurned by the Big Dance, the Pirates have a home date tomorrow night with Texas Tech (9,...
Roberts gets one more chance with St. John's NIT bid
It's not over until it's over, and no one who knows St. John's coach Norm Roberts expected him to stop working before he was told to do so. Roberts and...
Hofstra accepts CBI bid
Add Hofstra to the list of local teams participating in the postseason. The Pride (19-14) have accepted a bid to play in the third annual College Basketball Invitational, and will...
Supporting cast carries South Bronx into first hoops final
Doug Porter never thought twice. The moment the whistle blew and the referee put up three fingers, signaling the second foul on South Bronx star Dashawn Joyner just 3:28 into...
Construction near completion: Red Hawks reach 'B' final in program's fourth year
Like a building before it has been developed, High School For Construction’s basketball program began with nothing more than a foundation. The roster was made up of just 10 players...
Roberts, St. John's get NIT bid; matchup with Memphis
It's not over until it's over and no one who knows St. John's coach Norm Roberts expected him to stop working until he was told to do so. Roberts and...
Seton Hall settles for NIT
Seton Hall prayed for the NCAA but got the NIT tonight, spurned by the Big Dance for a home date tomorrow night with Texas Tech (9 p.m., ESPN2). And -...
Peter Graves, star of 'Mission: Impossible' and 'Airplane', dead at 83
LOS ANGELES — Peter Graves, the tall, stalwart actor likely best known for his portrayal of Jim Phelps, leader of a gang of special agents who battled evil conspirators in...
Thriller on Rose Hill: Christ the King crowned CHSAA champs
T.J. Curry saved his best for last. Scoreless through four quarters and three overtimes, the junior guard drove the length of the floor to score what proved to be the...
Crowned Royals: CK tops St. Michael Academy for CHSAA 'AA' state title
The Christ the King boys team will have company in Glens Falls. The school’s girls squad erased the memories of last season and beat defending state Federation champion St. Michael...
In battle of bottomfeeders, Islanders beat Maple Leafs
Richard Park scored a short-handed goal and added an assist, and Martin Biron made 26 saves in the New York Islanders' 4-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs today. Tim...
Beckham to miss World Cup
England star David Beckham will miss this summer's World Cup with a ruptured Achilles tendon. The Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder suffered the injury tonight while playing on loan for Serie...