June 7, 2010
$1.5B 'New Domino' project gets green light from Planning Commission
The city Planning Commission is sweet on a developer’s $1.5 billion plan to bring 2,200 new apartments to the former Domino Sugar factory site in Williamsburg, voting unamiously today to...
Live on Twitter for the first round of MLB's Draft
Be sure to check out @NYP_bushes on Twitter for tonight's first round of MLB's First-Year Player Draft. I will be tweeting throughout the first round, as we will watch and...
Celtics, Lakers head back to Boston all square
BOSTON -- Chin resting in his hand, mouth barely moving as he spoke, Kobe Bryant had the look of someone who would have rather been anywhere but Staples Center. The...
Bus pins woman in Brooklyn
A bus carrying kids to an after-school program ran over a woman in Brooklyn this afternoon, pinning the pedestrian under one of its heavy wheels for 15 terrifying minutes, cops...
Seven Americans among 10 NATO dead in Afghanistan
Ten NATO soldiers, seven of them American, were killed in a string of attacks in Afghanistan Monday, the deadliest day for the alliance this year and one of the worst...
Jazz’s Boozer: I’m better than Lee
If the Knicks are forced to go to plan C when it comes to free-agent power forwards, Carlos Boozer says he would be a better option than David Lee. Both...
1 person unaccounted for in Texas gas explosion
Two emergency management officials say one person remains missing after a natural gas line exploded southwest of Dallas. Officials from Johnson and Hood counties say there are no known fatalities...
New page for Dyker Heights thanks to 13th Ave. bookstore
Dyker Heights residents finally have a bookstore to call their own.Last weekend, Tatiana Nicoli celebrated the grand opening of Boulevard Books, her independent shop located in the heart of Dyker...
Mets expected to call up OF Feliciano
The Mets have to make a roster move before tomorrow night's game, since they optioned catcher Omir Santos to Double-A Binghamton and didn’t replace him. The move is expected to...
Majesty still reigns supreme — but watch out for the Turtles
For Brooklyn Kickball teams who look pretty but win ugly, Sunday was a godsend.Cool temperatures and high winds blew dust storms onto the field, undermining the efforts of the finesse...
Surf's up in Long Beach, NY
IF you have ever walked along the two-plus mile boardwalk in Long Beach, just east of The Rockaways and in the landing path for JFK Airport, you know. The Hamptons...
Canned for their opinion
Two sacked members of a local panel say they lost their seats because they refused to mimic the pols who appointed them — and one of the lawmakers admits it.Both...
Child seen drinking beer at Phillies game
Another month brought another Philadelphia Phillies controversy after video surfaced Monday of a child apparently drinking from a bottle of beer at a game. The video of the unidentified boy...
The Catskills, from A to Z
TOPPING off at just 4,180 feet (Slide Mountain, if you’re in the mood for a hike) and appearing more like gentle green hills when forced to stand up to those...
Stocks hit 2010 low with 115 point tumble
Stocks have fallen to their lowest level in seven months on fears that Europe's economic problems will derail a global recovery. The Dow Jones industrial average is down 115 points...
All right, Cockney?
One of my favorite actors, Michael Caine (who probably would have had a shot at an Oscar nomination for his latest, "Harry Brown," if the film didn't make him quite such...
Sizing up injuries
Injuries can be a total killer in any fantasy league, but the real trouble starts when top-tier players suffer injuries that keep them out for extended periods of time or...
BP stands for "Bloody Paltry"
Brand BP Bloody Pathetic for creating what could be the worst ecological disaster of the 21st century. Also, one which could, dramatically, impact the world’s chemistry for years to come.Nearly...
Jets to hold open practice at new stadium
The Jets will hold a minicamp practice that will be open to the public next week at the new Meadowlands Stadium. The practice begins at 11:30 a.m. next Wednesday. It...
Still 'Breathless' after all these years
I spent a good part of the weekend at Film Forum. On Saturday I took in "Double Take,'' a witty homage to Alfred Hitchcock. On Sunday, I saw the restored,...
Tyrese Gibson says ‘Transformers’ won't be the same without Megan Fox
"Transformers" co-star Tyrese Gibson is upset that original franchise hottie Megan Fox is out of the picture for the third entry, FOXNews.com reported Monday. After weeks of speculation, it was...
Vampire flick producer jailed for NY embezzlement
BUFFALO, N.Y. — A Buffalo filmmaker has been sentenced to six months in jail for embezzling $265,000 from his employer to finance micro-budget vampire movies. David Williams acknowledged in court...
Dancing in the street
Play that funky music, hipsters.Funk fans can shake their asses off on the streets of Williamsburg all day on June 21 at a 12-hour music marathon organized by Williamsburg resident...
Our exclusive family calendar!
Fri, June 1111:30 am: Storytime with Emily. Moxie Spot [81 Atlantic Ave. between Hicks and Henry streets in Brooklyn Heights, (718) 923-9710], themoxiespot.com. 6:15 pm: Movie night. Moxie Spot [81...
Upcoming community meetings
Mon, June 14Carroll Gardens Neighborhood Association. Monthly meeting. 7–9 pm. Hannah Senesh Community Day School (342 Smith Street, between First and Second places in Carroll Gardens). For info, visit www.groups.yahoo.com/group/CGNA.Wed,...
Civic calendar
Mon, June 14Carroll Gardens Neighborhood Association. Monthly meeting. 7–9 pm. Hannah Senesh Community Day School (342 Smith Street, between First and Second places in Carroll Gardens). For info, visit www.groups.yahoo.com/group/CGNA.Tues,...
'Blood Simple,' Asian style
American remakes of Asian movies are nothing new, but a Chinese version of a US film doesn't come along very often. Zhang Yimou, mainland China's most prominent director (he made...
Hipster loses his cool on Jamaican trip in hot new film
A pair of Brooklyn filmmakers has taken two of the fundamental aspects of the borough — hipsters and West Indian culture — and thrown them together in a road trip-flick...
Report: Florida gunman who killed 4 women is half brother of ex-Yankee 'El Duque'
HIALEAH, Fla. — The man behind a quadruple murder near Miami was identified Monday as the half-brother of former Major League Baseball pitcher Orlando “El Duque” Hernandez, The Miami Herald...
'I painted over Andy Warhol'
Andy Warhol wasn’t much of a bird watcher. The iconic pop artist had a house out on Long Island — the closest thing we have to the county here —...
Cowboys' Romo 1-under halfway through U.S. Open qualifying
THE WOODLANDS, Texas — Tony Romo is four shots behind leader Casey Clendenon midway through a sectional qualifier for the U.S. Open. The Dallas Cowboys quarterback shot a 1-under 71...
Defense, not offense, biggest worry for U.S. at World Cup
PRETORIA, South Africa -- Instead of worrying where the goals are going to come from, this U.S. soccer team's biggest concern is keeping the ball out of its own net....
England unimpressive in World Cup tuneup
MORULENG, South Africa -- It was not the performance England was looking for in its final tuneup for the World Cup. England overcame a South African league team 3-0 Monday...
Giants' Kiwanuka done with motorcycles following brother's crash
After seeing his brother involved in a frightening crash that left him in critical condition, Giants defensive end Mathias Kiwanuka said today he is through with his hobby of riding...
Mets select North Carolina RHP Harvey at No. 7
In 2005, the Mets had a top 10 pick in baseball's First-Year Player Draft, and picked a big, durable, hard-throwing right-hander named Mike Pelfrey. Tonight, the Mets again had a...
Apple unveils thinner iPhone
SAN FRANCISCO — Apple Inc. Chief Executive Steve Jobs unveiled a thinner version of the company's popular smartphone, dubbed the iPhone 4, Monday as he looks to extend the company's...
Michigan State AD: Cavs haven't made offer to Izzo
Tom Izzo has another suitor. Michigan State athletic director Mark Hollis told The Associated Press on Monday the Cleveland Cavaliers are interested in replacing fired coach Mike Brown with Izzo...
Report: Russian team offering Devils’ Kovalchuk $14 million per year
It won’t be easy to say nyet to this. A Russian newspaper is reporting that Kontinental Hockey League’s SKA St. Petersburg is upping their three-year offer to Devils left winger...
Death of the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice
Hans A. von Spakovsky has the sad tale of good lawyers being drummed out of the Civil Rights Division in favor of leftist ideologues who will not enforce the law. "During...
Terrorists call for 'suspicious packages' to be left on NYC and DC streets
Jihadists are waging a psychological war against Americans -- planting suspicious, but harmless, bags in public places to create fear and tie up police and bomb squads, officials said. The...
Report: Devils have not offered coaching job to Therrien
Michel Therrien is one of the favorites for the Devils coaching job, but has not been offered the position, GM Lou Lamoriello told NJ.com. There have been internet rumblings that...
No wood equals no cash, say boardwalk businesses
Boardwalk-based businesses say the city might as well fit them with cement shoes if it plans to replace the wood they know and love with cement.“If there’s no boardwalk we...
Morgan Stanley to shutter 300 offices, slash up to 1,200 jobs
Morgan Stanley will shutter 300 branch offices and slash as many as 1,200 jobs over the next year as part of a plan to cut costs related to the merger...
Report: Jay-Z won’t help Nets recruit LeBron
Nets minority owner Jay-Z may still have memories of last season’s disastrous 12-70 campaign. Some have thought the Nets’ best chance of landing James would be if his friend Jay-Z...
Bomb comment at L.I. airport lands man in jail
That's an expensive joke. A Chicago man busted for telling a flight attendant that he had a bomb in his bag at Long Island's Macarthur Airport Sunday afternoon was hit...
Ryan impressed by Tomlinson's Jets tattoo
Rex Ryan is excited to have LaDainian Tomlinson in the Jets backfield. The feeling appears to be mutual. Tomlinson got the Jets logo tattooed on his leg in March to...
Helen Thomas to retire
Longtime White House correspondent Helen Thomas, who touched off a political firestorm with her controversial remarks about Israel and the Palestinians, is retiring immediately, Hearst News Service announced Monday. Thomas,...
No raid on money manager Kenneth Starr's cash: judge
None of the celebrity clients allegedly ripped off by money manager Kenneth Starr can grab the nearly $750,000 sitting in his corporate accounts, a judge ruled this morning. Manhattan federal...
Oakley to LeBron: Don't come to Knicks
If LeBron James turns to Charles Oakley for advice on where to play next season, the Knicks could be out of the running. Oakley slammed his former team in an...
Cuomo calls GOP housing attack 'absurd'
ALBANY – Democrat Andrew Cuomo this morning shrugged off as "a silly, absurd point" the Republican argument that policies he pushed as housing secretary triggered the global financial crisis.Cuomo –...
Photos of Coleman's final moments sold to tabloid, ex-wife to get profits
Photos of actor Gary Coleman’s final moments have been sold to a tabloid and his ex-wife will get a cut of the profits, entertainment website TMZ reported Monday. TMZ said...
NJ terror suspects appear in Newark federal court; held without bail
Two New Jersey wannabe jihadists busted for allegedly trying to fly to Somalia to join a terror group appeared today in federal courtroom in Newark and ordered to remain in...
Turkey doesn’t care about Gazans who aren’t starving
Claudia Rosett points out a nasty fact about Turkey. Namely, the country supposedly so concerned about starving Palestinians in Gaza that they sponsor a flotilla of humanitarian aid, actually doesn’t...
Cops release names of 4 killed in upstate NY crash
PITTSTOWN, N.Y. — Authorities have released the names of the four Vermonters killed when their sport utility vehicle collided with a tractor-trailer hauling ice cream on an eastern New York...
Chrysler recalls nearly 600,000 vehicles
Fearing the risk of fire, brake failure and sticking accelerator pedals, U.S. automaker Chrysler made a slew of vehicle recalls, U.S. government documents showed Monday. The Michigan-based firm recalled almost...
Former NFL MVP: Jets’ Sanchez ‘wants to be great’
At least one quarterback who got his team to the Super Bowl thinks Mark Sanchez can do the same with the Jets. Former Raiders QB Rich Gannon, the 2002 NFL...
3UP: Mets at the one-third pole
Since we are about one-third of the way through the season and both New York teams are off today, I figured this might be a good time – today and...
Lost Ford film, 74 others found in N.Z.; bloggers aiding restoration effort
20th Century Fox has agreed to fund the restoration of John Ford's long-lost "Upstream'' (1926), one a cache of 75 early American short and feature-length films, both fiction and non-fiction, found to miraculously still exist...
Paterson proposes reforming NY juvenile detention
ALBANY, N.Y. — The Paterson administration has proposed reforming New York’s system for housing juvenile offenders with a new oversight office and tighter restrictions on who can be incarcerated. The...
BP captured 11,000 barrels of oil in last 24 hours: feds
U.S. Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen on Monday said BP collected 11,000 barrels of oil from a rupture well in the Gulf in the last 24 hours and is approaching...
Box Office: Audiences stay away in droves
Attendance this weekend was down 24 percent from the same frame a year ago, and there are 3.16 percent fewer bodies in seats so far this year than the comparable period...
Vac's Monday Whacks on Replay Warnings, Cito's Siesta and "Friday Night Lights" Finest Hour
OK, this isn't about whether the outcome of Game 2 of the NBA Finals would've turned out differently but for the interpretation of the officials' eyes; it wouldn't have. The...
Indonesian census finds woman claiming to be 157 years old
An Indonesian woman who claims to be 157 years old was discovered by an ongoing census, AFP reported Monday. Census officials said they believed the woman's claims that she was...
More video to be released of 'anti-Semitic' Helen Thomas interview
The world will hear more of what veteran White House reporter Helen Thomas had to say, according to Rabbi David Nesenoff, who said Monday he will release more of the...
NY teen drowns in Connecticut
KENT, Conn. — Connecticut authorities have identified a 16-year-old girl from New York state who drowned in the Housatonic River in Kent. State police say the body of Maria Sanchez...
Dennis Hopper banned wife from his funeral: report
Even in death, Dennis Hopper refused to see his ex-wife. A day before the actor was laid to rest, Hopper's lawyer wrote a letter to his wife's lawyer -- saying...
'Too hot' banker won't stop talking, even if it means suing her new boss
She won't stop talking -- and you can bank on it! Curvy Queens brunette Debrahlee Lorenzana said this morning that she won't stay tight-lipped when it comes to speaking publicly...
NY doctor saves man from Erie Canal
PITTSFORD, N.Y. — A doctor is credited with pulling a man from the Erie Canal outside Rochester after he fell into the water while fishing with friends. Ned Ballatori says...
Brooklyn man drowns at Suffolk County beach
Police say a New York City man has apparently drowned and his swimming companion is missing. Suffolk County police say the two men entered the water in an unsupervised area...
November trial date for UK prostitute murder suspect 'Crossbow Cannibal'
A British criminology student accused of murdering three prostitutes in Bradford, northern England, appeared before court by videolink Monday morning. Stephen Griffiths, 40, appeared before Bradford Crown Court via the...
Democrats getting religion over fiscal restraint?
Who said the following: “For 10 years, Democrats and Republicans have told people we can have anything we want and didn't have to really pay for it…Now people realize that...
Cumbria killer Derrick Bird was dumped by his Thai lover weeks before rampage
Cumbria killer Derrick Bird was dumped by his Thai lover -- who he had reportedly sent thousands of pounds to -- only weeks before his murderous rampage, British media reported...
US soldier who claims he leaked classified 'murder' video to Wikileaks is in Army custody: report
The U.S. Army may have caught the man responsible for leaking the "Collateral Murder" video to whistleblower site Wikileaks, news.com.au reported Monday. Bradley Manning, 22, was arrested by the U.S....
A more direct confrontation between Iran and Israel
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has suggested, though his personal representative, to send Revolutionary Guard naval units to help another convoy, like the one that left Turkey recently, to...
Brave cop nailed wanna-be jihadists
A fresh-faced rookie cop with ties to New York and the Middle East was the undercover who eventually brought down a pair of would-be jihadists gunning for Americans. The NYPD...
Luperon gains revenge, reaches first 'B' final
Second-seeded Gregorio Luperon came into yesterday’s matchup with No. 19 Bronx Science with some very vivid memories in mind. The Wolverines ended Luperon’s season last year with a walk-off hit...
Mets climb out of 5-0 hole to top Marlins
The Mets are playing so well at home these days they’re spotting teams five-run leads before they even start playing. Maybe it’s not quite like that, but they seem to...
Ace in the hole: Gurman pitches Lehman back to 'A' final
Less than 24 hours after Saturday’s punch-in-the-stomach loss sent Lehman to the brink of elimination, the Lions returned to the College of Staten Island loose. They knew the ramifications: win...
Barajas: Streaky Francoeur 'carrying us'
Jeff Francoeur has gone from slumping to streaking. Yesterday, he turned the Mets’ game around. “He’s carrying us right now,” catcher Rod Barajas said. Francoeur delivered the most dramatic hit...
Mets prove grit with comeback
Jeff Francoeur knew he’d gotten enough. That’s always a dangerous proposition at Citi Field, of course, trusting the sound of a ball off a bat, trusting the way your hands...
PSAL outdoor championships notebook: Things not what they seem for Thomas
The "whoa" from the Icahn Stadium crowd was loud enough to be heard from the nearby Triboro Bridge as Sheepshead Bay’s John Thomas crossed the finish line in the 200...
Monsignor Scanlan captures first CHSAA Class B title since 1993
Monsignor Scanlan coach Kevin Del Valle compared his team’s run to the CHSAA Class B intersectional title to building a house. The foundation was set three years ago, when the...
Oprah drive time
Oprah Winfrey, the queen of daytime TV, is extending her rule to Madison Avenue. OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, the talk show host's namesake cable channel, which is set to...
Performance review
Read the new Martin Amis novel and you can give the world your opinion at Amazon. Stay at a resort upstate and you can pass judgment on its cleanliness at...
St. Francis Prep's 11th straight Mayor's Cup is bittersweet
During its 173-match win streak, St. Francis Prep has prevailed in different manners. There have been come-from-behind victories, blowouts and nail-biters. Sunday’s 5-0 Mayor’s Cup crown was unlike any other...
Go to Greg
Q My son just graduated and doesn’t have any job prospects. He wants to take the summer off and travel, and I think it will only make matters worse if...
Migrant workers
His interview suit is on perpetual standby. Though he’s got a gig as a contract engineer, Gary, who asked us not to use his last name, longs for a corporate...
60 seconds with Laura Vanderkam
Your book tells overstretched people how to use their time better. What are the biggest problems people run into trying to manage their work time? People always say, “Well, I...
Sea seals berth in CHSAA Class A title game
They had just clinched a berth in the CHSAA Class A intersectional championship game out of the winners bracket, but there was no pileup on the mound, no ice water...
Chill factor
Top music downloads 1. Over, Drake 2. Hey Daddy, Usher 3. Little Freak, Usher 4. Say Something, Timbaland 5. Rude Boy, Rihanna 6. My Chick Bad, Ludacris 7. Need You...
4 Palestinian divers killed by Israeli navy fire
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- The Israeli navy fired on Palestinian divers off Gaza before dawn Monday, and Palestinian medics said they later retrieved four bodies. The Israeli military said...
MTA's Jay Street paint chip disaster
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is spending $110 million to rehabilitate the bustling Jay Street subway station, but it is content to treat the hub’s entryway as an ugly stepchild. The...
Manny being Manny: Rivera rocket lifts Ravens over Iona Prep
Manny Rivera did some extra studying Sunday afternoon, and it paid off in a big way for No. 3 St. Raymond. “I like to study pitchers and a lot of...
Cardozo, Medgar Evers relays to skip states for Grand Prix
Chamique Francis wanted some answers when told she and some of her Benjamin Cardozo teammates would not be headed to the outdoor track and field state meet. “We wanted to...
Complete list of MTV Movie Awards winners
Winners from the MTV Movie Awards: — Fight: Beyonce Knowles vs. Ali Larter, "Obsessed." — Kiss: Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, "The Twilight Saga: New Moon." — WTF Moment: Ken...
Hot Coco
We can never get enough of Chanel — and now the latest installment of all things Coco arrives in theaters Friday. The steamy French flick “Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky”...
Pulse sales
DIANE VON FURSTENBERG 260 Fifth Ave., between 28th and 29th streets Sale: June 8-11. Tues., 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m./Wed., 10 a.m.-8 p.m./Thurs., 10 a.m.-7 p.m./Fri., 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Everything up to...
Teen spirit
It's all there: the fake wood paneling, the beanbag chair, rock and movie posters, the bowl of chips. The set of "Seven Minutes in Heaven," about a teenage party held...
MLB draft goes glam
Major League baseball doesn't want to be left out of the talent-draft hysteria. The MLB draft, which starts tonight, is getting the kind of red-carpet coverage that has turned the...
Simon Cowell plots 'World's Got Talent'
Simon Cowell wants to put together a "World's Got Talent" show next year with the winners of 20 competitions from around the globe, according to reports. With more than 80...
$einfeld rakes in $2.7 bil
Forget law school. Send your kids to comedy camp if you want them to support you in your old age. "Seinfeld" might be the show about nothing, but it's also...
Translation: laughter
The National Yiddish Theatre-Folksbiene is 95 years old, but you'd never guess it from its buoyantly fresh new musical "The Adventures of Hershele Ostropolyer." Based on an old Yiddish play...
Starr report
NY state of mind Around town: "The Mighty Boosh" co-stars Julian Barrett and Noel Fielding are here through June 13, record ing their debut album at Electric Lady studios. The...
'Pawn' addiction
How happy am I that a new season of "Pawn Stars," the most inexplicably watchable show on TV, starts tonight? Make me an offer. In case you've never seen the...
D-Day heroes remembered
COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France -- Veterans and those grateful for their sacrifices have marked the 66th anniversary of the D-Day landings, remembering the invasion that turned the tide of World War II....
Charter foes aid elites
Bronx lawmakers who fought the expansion of charter schools are at the same time pushing legislation to slash borrowing costs for the posh, private Riverdale Country School -- triggering charges...
Druglord 'gangster' fashion victim
The $1 million-a-day heroin empire of a notorious Harlem druglord was brought down by his flashy fur coat, the kingpin says. In "Original Gangster," Frank Lucas' new autobiography that hits...
Real-estate sails
He's making waves in the "shark"-infested waters of Big Apple real estate. Italian broker Paolo Zampolli takes his richest clients apartment hunting around Manhattan -- by boat. "A lot of...
Ax the hacks, Bam
The flap over the job offers to Joe Sestak in Pennsylva nia and Andrew Romanoff in Colorado shows that it's time to move electoral politics out of the White House....
Why BP will be the next bailout
For all the administration's tough talk on the oil gusher in the Gulf of Mex ico, the signs are already there that this crisis will actually play out like the...
Letting Israel hang
In less than a week, the Obama adminis tration left Israel hanging out to dry three separate times. Media coverage of the "flotilla" incident has ignored this critical shift in...
Paterson plays budget chicken
If state lawmakers think today's vote on slashing hundreds of millions of dollars in health-care spending from the state budget is a tough one, wait until next Monday. It'll only...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan A woman bashed her pal with a George Foreman grill during an argument in his Upper East Side apartment, police sources said yesterday. The suspect, Jaezah Ahmed, 46, became...
'Wicked' understudy sues Bayer, claiming Yasmin caused stroke
A stunning stage actress is suing the drug giant Bayer, claiming its popular birth-control pill Yasmin caused her to have a stroke at age 27. Brenda Hamilton, who is an...
'Shrek'-ing ball smashes new films
Hollywood is in a June swoon as a rush of new movies failed to grab audiences this weekend. DreamWorks' "Shrek Forever After" remained the No. 1 movie for a third-straight...
You da man, Mr. Mom!
The epiphany hit Lance Somerfeld in the nose like a toxic diaper. The Upper East Sider walked into his "Mommy and Me" class with son Jake. Everyone tried not to...
2012 Oil-ympics come with BP stain
Olympic athletes are wondering what impact the US Olympic Committee's multimillion-dollar sponsorship deal with BP could have on their future, given the continuing bad news from the Gulf Coast oil...
NJ terror suspects hot for preacher
The latest local terror suspects were obsessed with an American-born cleric whose al Qaeda ties have earned him a prime spot on the feds' hit list. While no direct contact...
Business briefs
Facebook! Yahoo! plans to import personal updates from Facebook's social net work for users who want a bridge between two of the Web sites.iPhone zone Apple today is expected to...
Airport arrests take off
The airport is becoming the place where terrorists begin their trips to prison. Despite ample opportunity to bust Mohamed Alessa and Carlos Eduardo Almonte at their New Jersey homes, authorities...
Soldiers to be on the town
Ten badly wounded Israeli soldiers were welcomed at JFK yesterday by a Jewish organization that raised $100,000 to give them their first glimpse of the Big Apple. The soldiers' 10-day...
Crash kills LIer, 70
An elderly Long Island woman was killed on her way home from church yesterday when her husband fell asleep at the wheel. Kum Choi, 70, was pronounced dead at the...
Common-jaw LI marriage
A Long Island couple took the plunge yesterday -- and to everyone's relief were not eaten by their guests. April Pignataro, 26, wearing a white wetsuit and Michael Curry, 31,...
Porn guy goes down
In a shocking final scene, LA cops Tasered a porn actor suspected of murder -- sending him plunging down a steep canyon to his death. Stephen Clancy Hill -- on...
Math wrath over scores
A controversial policy that gives students partial credit for wrong answers on state math tests came under fire from the City Council education chairman yesterday in the aftermath of an...
Rangel seeks 21st term
Rep. Charles Rangel formally announced his re-election campaign yesterday surrounded by a host of elected officials, including Gov. Paterson. Rangel -- who used the occasion to compare Wall Street bankers...
Sex attack in Central Park
Three thugs grabbed a young woman waiting for a bus on the Upper East Side early yesterday and dragged her into Central Park, where she was sexually assaulted and robbed,...
Oil's still not well in Gulf, despite BP 'cap'
LAFITTE, La. -- The funnel-like cap placed over the blown-out oil well gushing toxic crude into the Gulf of Mexico is capturing more of the deadly flow, but the crisis...
Cops have week to charge van der Sloot
Jet-setting murder suspect Joran van der Sloot will be grounded in a Peruvian jail cell all week while cops build a homicide case against him, officials said yesterday. A judge...
A nation defends itself: Where's the problem?
THE ISSUE: Whether Israel has the right to act in international waters to defend itself. *** Why is the world condemning Israel ("Look What Israel Didn't Do Wrong," John Podhoretz,...
City high-rises all 'gusted' up
Violent gusts of wind yesterday blew out windows from the 52nd floor of a luxury apartment building in Midtown, sending glass and debris raining onto the street. The window, about...
Penn Station tunnel vision
Electrical wires hang from the dark tunnel's roof, paint is peeling from the walls, vermin traps are filled and antique light fixtures are covered in cobwebs. But the ghostly "Gimbels...
Bloodlust of NJ 'jihadists'
They were the hate-filled, homegrown terrorists next door -- ready to cut your head off if they got the chance. "They only fear you when you have a gun and...
Ax Helen Thomas: Bush flak
WASHINGTON -- Press-corps legend Helen Thomas should lose her job for saying Jews need to "get the hell out of Palestine," a former White House press secretary said yesterday. Ari...
Sandra Bullock kisses Scarlett Johansson, continues comeback at MTV Movie Awards
This is what you'll be missing, Jesse James! Sandra Bullock planted a two-handed, face-holding smooch on Scarlett Johansson at last night's MTV Movie Awards, then shrugged it off. It was...
Livery driver killed in Bronx
Cops are searching for this man and a second passenger, both suspects in the fatal shooting of a Bronx livery cab driver yesterday. Police believe one of them opened fire...
'Terror'-diver plot
The Israeli navy said it shot and killed five heavily armed Palestinian divers on a "terror" mission off Gaza early this morning. The bodies were recovered -- two with multiple...
Pics reveal bloodied commandos
These chilling photographs of Israeli commandos -- bloodied and beaten during last week's deadly raid on a blockade-busting flotilla headed to Gaza -- were released yesterday by activists on board...
Sony, Discovery and IMAX set 3D venture
Sony, Discovery Communications and IMAX are expected to raise the curtain on their joint venture 3D channel this week, sources tell The Post. The partners, these sources add, have hired...
TLC's 'fine' mess
The Taxi & Limousine Commission has collected only half the fines it handed out over the last six years -- partly because a gaping loophole in the law protects many...
E. Side rapider transit
East Side residents are about to get a speedier ride. Construction will begin next week on red-colored bus-only express lanes along First and Second avenues between 125th and Houston streets...
Quit your moaning
If Washington gave states federal bucks based on how much whining they do, New York would always be in clover. It doesn't work that way, of course. But Gov. Paterson...
Labor's artful dodgers
Leave it to New York's labor-union bosses to raise contempt for fair and open elections to an art form. Indeed, seen from a certain perspective, their latest scam is a...
Movie ads see gains
While the rest of Madison Avenue staggered through a horrendous 2009, movie theaters' ad spending gained 2 percent, with in-theater advertising rising to $584 million, according to the Cinema Advertising...
Paradise pages
Let's face it, everybody's a little bit voyeuristic. We may not be able to afford a summer palace, but we sure like to read about those who do -- and...
Local nonprofits feeling gov't pinch
The budget stalemate in Albany is causing a crisis locally for nonprofits already scrambling to stay afloat. Take Queens Community House. With the foreclosure crisis putting more people out on...
'Too hot for Citi' banker now faces firing from Chase for talking about suit
She said her body was too hot for Citibank, but her mouth may be too big for Chase. Debrahlee Lorenzana filed a lawsuit saying she was booted from her job...
Mott back to work after historic Belmont win
What does a Hall-of-Fame horseman do after he wins his long-elusive first Triple Crown race? If you're Bill Mott, who sent out Drosselmeyer to upset the 142nd Belmont Stakes on...
Jozy tests his ankle
PRETORIA, South Africa -- Jozy Altidore ran sprint after sprint while a fitness coach looked on. He was held out of Saturday's exhibition win over Australia, three days after spraining...
Yankees seeking first-round winner in draft
Tonight's first round of the First-Year Player Draft will be the sixth year that vice president of amateur scouting Damon Oppenheimer will be running the Yankees' draft board. And though...
Yankees' big eighth backs up Vazquez's terrific start
TORONTO -- Jason Frasor chose poorly, and as a result, the Yankees broke a two-game skid. Standing on the Rogers Centre mound in the eighth inning, Blue Jays manager Cito...
Teixeira isn't sweating his slump
TORONTO -- Mark Teixeira understands what statistics -- good and bad -- mean to the fans and media. Just don't expect him to get absorbed in the numbers. "As a...
Philadelphia Park Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 7f; $20,000; cl($7,500); 3upFABLED WARRIOR cuts back in distance after being hard used throughout and breaking maiden. LAST MYSTERY set the pace and tired to second at this level....
Pelfrey's proof of Mets' draft success
The last time the Mets had a top 10 pick in the First-Year Player Draft, they selected Mike Pelfrey at No. 9 in 2005. And until this season, the results...
Hondo flops again!
Hondo, who gave out the exacta in the 12-horse Belmont Stakes Saturday, once again was unable to figure out the first-place finisher in a baseball game, losing with the Pirates...
Foreman's corner, ref should have stopped fight earlier
History will remember Yuri Foreman for his courage and Miguel Cotto for his accomplishment. Thirty-four years after Muhammad Ali fought Ken Norton at the old Yankee Stadium, the Jewish kid...
Mets starter Takahashi has another tough day
Hisanori Takahashi had his second straight subpar start, and though manager Jerry Manuel said he isn't concerned about the former reliever, he admitted some things needed to change. "What has...
Keenan off Devils' coaching list
Michel Therrien and John MacLean appear to be the favorites for the Devils' coaching job, and Craig MacTavish and Mike Keenan are no longer in the running. Therrien, the former...
A-Rod exits early with groin injury
TORONTO -- Prior to making an awkward baserunning blunder in the second inning, when he was thrown out at second base, Alex Rodriguez felt discomfort in his right groin. And...
Giants' Wilkinson looking to 'change'
There might not be anyone around the Giants who needs a fresh start more than Gerris Wilkinson, which is why when fellow linebacker Michael Boley approached Wilkinson about acquiring uniform...
What Kay lifted -- and what ESPN 1050's hiding
Department of Tangled Webs: A common sin among radio hosts is the lifting of info and thought from newspapers, content spoken as original info and thought. Print folks would be...
Sports shorts
GOLF: Rose overtakes Fowler to win Memorial In Dublin, Ohio, Justin Rose rallied from a four-shot deficit to win the Memorial with a flawless final round for his first victory...
Blackhawks rout Flyers, one win from Stanley Cup
CHICAGO -- Home ice, juggled lines and balanced scoring got the Blackhawks on a roll. Their stars showed up, especially Dustin Byfuglien, and now the Stanley Cup is one victory...
Allen, Rondo propel Celtics to win Game 2 of NBA Finals
LOS ANGELES -- Ray Allen looked 24, not 34, last night, and the Celtics look ready to give the Lakers a sensational battle in the NBA Finals. Allen, who set...
Carmelo has 'no idea' where LeBron will land
LOS ANGELES -- Nuggets superstar Carmelo Anthony thought he would be sitting courtside at Staples Center with LeBron James last night at the NBA Finals. But Anthony, who hung out...
Travers may decide 3-year-old title
Three different horses -- Super Saver, Lookin At Lucky and Drosselmeyer -- won this year's Triple Crown races, and eight different horses filled the top three slots in those races....
Nadal win 5th French Open title
PARIS -- Scurrying along the baseline as only he can, sliding through the red clay he rules, Rafael Nadal stretched to somehow dig the ball out of a corner and...
Yankees pleased by 'success' of Bronx bout
The first boxing event at the new Yankee Stadium was a "major success" according to Yankees Chief Operating Officer Lonn Trost, but that doesn't mean boxing will become a regular...
The Post line
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'Uptown' DQ nearly causes bet fiasco
The New York Racing Association nar rowly escaped an historic betting fiasco in the Belmont Stakes on Saturday when the well-bet sentimental favorite Uptowncharlybrown lost a lead pad during the...
Home Team Lineups
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Weird but true
If you asked, "What would Jesus do?" the answer probably wouldn't be: Take his clothes off and block I-95. A naked man yelling that he was Jesus caused a five-car...
St. John's wins twice to extend season
Jeremy Baltz hit a pair of two-run homers, the second a go-ahead shot in the bottom of the eighth inning, and St. John's beat Virginia 6-5 last night in Charlottesville,...
Lehman's bond off the field translated into success on it
For 40 minutes, Lehman remained on the College of Staten Island field dousing one another with water, playfully throwing jabs at one another, and soaking in the moment. The eighth-seeded...
Best's Golden Girls win first Rose Classic title
The Rose Classic title has gone through Exodus every season since the first tournament back in 2006. This year was no different – though it wasn’t Apache Paschall’s Exodus NYC...
Meltzer guides Madison to city title
James Madison was written off as a legitimate PSAL Class A softball city title contender last June – about nine months before the 2010 season even started. That’s when longtime...
Williams sparks Midwood to first-ever PSAL outdoor title
It wasn’t a pleasant night for Donald Williams. The following day, well that’s a different story. The Midwood sprinter slipped down his stairs and injured his ankle prior to the...
Juggernaut Judges cruise to third straight PSAL girls outdoor crown
As the time flashed up on the Icahn Stadium scoreboard all you could hear was the word ‘wow’ repeated multiple times by Benjamin Cardozo coach Gail Emannual in the stands....
Sandra smooches Scarlett, asks, 'Can we go back to normal?'
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — Sandra Bullock was kissing and telling at the MTV Movie Awards. Bullock, wearing a glittery black dress, received a standing ovation as she accepted the MTV...
Teachers v. students equals a kickin' start to summer fun at PS 52
It’s not every day you get to kick your teacher — even if it is in good fun!Students at PS 52 made sure their teachers got a grand ole’ lickin’...
Potty pooper! Hate-spreading homophobe is barred from Borough Hall bathroom!
The public bathrooms inside Borough Hall are no longer available for the people’s business — thanks to a homophobic street preacher’s vile screeds and a police officer who apparently believes...
LaGuardia wins 'B' softball title
Coming into Sunday it was believed that Lab Museum United had to win twice to secure a PSAL Class B title. In actuality, it was LaGuardia with two victories –...
Madison pitching rocked in Game 3 defeat to Lehman
Pitching and defense. It was the James Madison baseball team’s strength. Those basic winning tenets were nowhere to be found over the weekend. Over the weekend, the Knights gave up...
Wicked storms devastate Midwest, 7 dead (video)
MILLBURY, Ohio — A tornado unleashed a "war zone" of destruction in northwest Ohio, destroying dozens of homes and an emergency services building as a line of storms killed at...
Slainte! Toast James Joyce on Brooklyn's very own Bloomsday (four days early)
Bloomsday has nothing to do with flowers.On June 12, raise a glass to one of Ireland’s most famous exports — James Joyce — with a pub crawl that re-enact scenes...
What a Knight: Madison ends Tottenville's PSAL softball stranglehold
James Madison could see the end coming quickly. They were three outs away from a second straight finals loss to Tottenville. Tears were already falling inside the dugout. All the...