May 9, 2011
Party patrol: Chief's appearance turns dinner dance into farewell party
More than 100 revelers turned the 69th Precinct Community Council’s dinner dance into an impromptu farewell party for the station house’s chief Saturday night — the day after Deputy Inspector...
Suspect in flight disturbance had California ID
SAN FRANCISCO — The passengers sat stunned as they watched a man walk quickly toward the front of American Airlines Flight 1561 as it was descending toward San Francisco. He...
Mets lose to Rockies, 2-1
DENVER (AP) — Chris Iannetta broke a seventh-inning tie with a homer that barely cleared the left-field wall and the Colorado Rockies snapped their four-game skid with a 2-1 win...
Mets' Young has tear; surgery for Mejia
Mets pitcher Chris Young was diagnosed with a tear of the anterior capsule in his shoulder, essentially the same injury that has kept Johan Santana sidelined since last September. Assistant...
Our weekly events calendar!
Fri, May 13Theater, “Hairspray”: The Fort Hamilton HS Drama Club performs the Broadway hit. $10, $5 for children under 10. 4 pm. Fort Hamilton HS [8301 Shore Rd. between 83rd...
Man held at Rikers released after 'real' crook spotted
A Brooklyn man being held on Rikers Island on a robbery charge caught a lucky break when the key eyewitness against him spotted the “real” robber on the street. The...
Yankee Stadium workers sue over 'foul' tips
They're tired of working the ballgame for peanuts. Three seat-side servers at Yankee Stadium filed suit today over claims they're being cheated out of the 20 percent "service charge" tacked...
Emergency alert system set to launch
If you get an urgent message on your cell phone from President Obama later this year, it’s not a prank. Under a new emergency notification system being announced tomorrow by...
Qns. woman found dead with nose & ears cut off
A 58-year-old woman was found butchered -- with her nose and ears cut off -- inside her Queens home, and cops are looking to question her younger sister, police said...
Islanders' Tavares scores fifth goal at Worlds
KOSICE, Slovakia — Canada, behind Islanders forward John Tavares’ fifth goal of the tournament, beat Sweden 3-2 Monday to keep a perfect record in group play at the world hockey...
Comptroller report rips city's Downtown Brooklyn development corp.
A development corporation created by the Bloomberg administration to spur economic development in Downtown Brooklyn keeps shoddy payroll records, poorly documents it private donations and snubs competitive-bidding laws, a new...
Uncle Mo stays in Kentucky for treatment
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Early Kentucky Derby favorite Uncle Mo, scratched on the eve of the big race because of a mysterious intestinal ailment detected after he suffered a shocking defeat...
Conde Nast in deal with Apple to offer digital subscriptions to 7 magazines
Condé Nast revealed today it was going to be the first major publisher to have multiple titles available on an annual subscription basis on Apple’s iPad — beginning with the...
Police: Conn man dials 911 to solve beer emergency
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A 65-year-old Bridgeport man faces criminal charges after police say he called 911 to solve a beer emergency. Raymond Roberge called the emergency number three times on...
'Clueless' actress Alicia Silverstone has baby boy
LOS ANGELES -- "Clueless" actress Alicia Silverstone has given birth to a bay boy, she announced Monday. "My husband and I welcomed our 7 lb 15 oz baby boy Bear...
VIDEO: Jeff Nelson on Derek Jeter
CineSport's Noah Coslov asks former Yankees reliever Jeff Nelson, who won four World Series crowns with Derek Jeter, how the captain is handling mounting criticism.csprtContainer();
Endeavour's target launch date set for May 16
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA confirmed Monday the space shuttle Endeavour is due to be launched May 16 at 8:56am ET after a technical problem delayed its original lift-off scheduled...
2 workers at LaGuardia airport allege sexual harassment
Two security workers at LaGuardia Airport say supervisors have sexually harassed them and discriminated against them. Jacquelyn Greenly of Brooklyn and Tanya Lloyd of the Bronx are suing two companies...
'Body Snatchers' star dies
Dana Wynter, who starred with Kevin McCarthy in Don Siegel's 1956 sci-fi cult movie "Invasion of the Body Snatchers,'' died May 5 at age 79. Her demise came in California,...
Two killed after two planes collide in mid-air in upstate New York
WAWAYANDA, N.Y. -- Two small planes crashed in mid-air Monday, then plunged into the woods in the upstate New York town of Wawayanda, killing at least two people, the Times...
Roenick calls former Sharks teammate Marleau 'gutless' on Versus
Jeremy Roenick probably won’t be shedding any tears of joy if the Sharks win the Stanley Cup. That’s what Roenick, serving as a guest analyst for NBC last year, did...
EU sanctions on Syria set to take effect Tuesday
BRUSSELS -- An arms embargo and sanctions against 13 Syrian officials deemed responsible for the regime's savage crackdown on protesters has been officially adopted and will come into force Tuesday,...
Jets management focused on improving despite lockout
Normally, Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum and coach Rex Ryan would be finishing up a rookie minicamp and preparing for organized team activities. But nothing is normal about this spring.With...
Yankees GM says Jeter's big day should take pressure off
Yankees general manager Brian Cashman has not been fixated on Derek Jeter’s struggles for the first month of the season, but he realizes fans and media have been.When the Yankees...
At least 2 killers responsible for dumping bodies on LI beach: Suffolk DA
Human remains that have been found along a Long Island beach — including the head of a prostitute whose torso was dumped 40 miles away in 2003 — are the...
Lindsay Lohan expected to plead no contest in necklace theft case: report
Troubled starlet Lindsay Lohan is expected to plead no contest tomorrow to a misdemeanor theft charge, according to a new report. Lohan's lawyer Shawn Holley will appear before Judge Stephanie...
Ex-con admits pimping out underage girl in the Bronx
A heartless pimp who forced underage girls from a Bronx shelter into prostitution faces more than 12 years in the slammer after pleading guilty today. Ex-con Mark Leitzsey, 45, was...
Steinbrenner helped FBI with national security prior to pardon
WASHINGTON — The FBI released documents Monday stating that Yankees owner George Steinbrenner assisted the agency in two investigations — one of them apparently a terrorism probe — in the...
Whitney Houston back in rehab for drug and alcohol treatment
LOS ANGELES -- Whitney Houston is back in rehab for drug and alcohol treatment. "Whitney voluntarily entered the program to support her long-standing recovery process," her rep confirmed in a...
Red Bulls' Rodgers rips 'irritating' American star Donovan
Red Bulls striker Luke Rodgers got his first taste of the cross-country rivalry with L.A. on Saturday night, and Monday he did his best to fan the flames by calling...
Full face transplant patient makes first appearance
It’s an miraculous about-face for the history books. Just six weeks after receiving the first full face transplant in the United States, Dallas Wiens, a 25-year-old construction worker from Fort...
Box Office: Forget about Gibson's comeback
Despite excellent reviews, audienced shunned Jodie Foster's "The Beaver,'' which averaged a wan $4,727 at 22 locations. That would seem to put the kibosh on talk about an Oscar nomination...
46 drivers charged with holding commercial licenses despite suspensions
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says 46 drivers of tour buses, New York City buses and taxis are being charged with holding commercial licenses even though they...
MLB Rankings: Rays surge past Yankees
The Phillies have moved back to the top spot in our Power Rankings, but the Rays are the story of the majors right now. They started the season 1-8, legitimizing...
Mubarak's sons ordered to remain in Egyptian prison for 15 more days
CAIRO -- Egypt's state prosecutor has ordered that the sons of ousted president Hosni Mubarak remain in custody for another 15 days on suspicion of corruption, judicial officials said Monday....
Lakers' classless exit from playoffs
We expected so much more, didn't we? Everything good comes to an end sometime, and when it became quite clear the expiration date had come and gone on the Los...
Sen. Schumer pitches LIRR rehab near Theodore Roosevelt’s home
OYSTER BAY, N.Y. — A U.S. senator says the National Park Service should help renovate a Long Island Rail Road station once used by President Theodore Roosevelt. Sen. Charles Schumer...
Officer Kenneth Moreno says woman in rape case hit on him
She came on to me! Officer Kenneth Moreno has broken his more than two-year public silence in the scandalous "Rape Cops" case, portraying himself on the night of the alleged...
Newt Gingrich to enter 2012 presidential race Wednesday
ATLANTA -- Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich will officially enter the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination on Wednesday, his spokesman Rick Tyler said Monday. Gingrich will make the...
'Thor': actual message left on my voicemail
An alert reader called up Friday morning, the day "Thor" opened, long before business hours so I would be unlikely to answer, to anonymously share the following thoughts about my...
Queen Elizabeth II buys iPad
LONDON -- Britain's Queen Elizabeth II ordered her staff to buy her an iPad after being wowed by her grandsons' touch-screen gadgets, The Sun reported Monday. Princes William and Harry...
'Vinny Gorgeous' was a killer who 'ruthlessly' rose through Bonanno ranks: feds
Bonanno crime family big Vincent "Vinny Gorgeous" Basciano is a killer who "ruthlessly" climbed the mob ladder in an effort to gain control, federal prosecutors told a Brooklyn jury today...
UNHCR: Witnesses say ship with 600 sunk near Libya
MILAN — A ship carrying up to 600 migrants trying to flee Libya has sunk just off the coast of the North African country, the U.N. Refugee Agency said Monday,...
Revival Circuit/DVD Extra: Ron Hutchinson, Vitaphone's matchmaker extraordinare, in person today
When Ron Hutchinson and fellow early talkie enthusiasts started The Vitaphone Project in 1991, little did they suspect this effort would eventually lead to 150 shorts being made available for public...
Arizona's do-it-yourself border fence
Lawmakers in Arizona have announced they are going to raise funds online to build a border fence between the state and Mexico. The thinking is that the federal government is...
Yemeni forces fire on striking teachers, three dead
TAEZ, Yemen -- Yemeni security forces fired live rounds into a group of teachers and anti-government protesters staging a sit-in early Monday in the southern city of Taez, killing three...
Gunfire heard in Damascus suburb as Syria rounds up opponents
DAMASCUS, Syria -- Gunfire echoed through a Damascus suburb Monday, while security forces backed by tanks arrested hundreds in the coastal city of Banias to crush opposition to the Syrian...
Woman busted in Brooklyn acid attack
An enraged woman doused her Brooklyn boyfriend with sulfuric acid in a battle over money, police sources said today. Attacker Geraldine McCoy, 30, also wound up splashing herself with the...
3UP: Wright, Beltran and Granderson
1. In today’s Post I wrote this column about how Carlos Beltran has so far exceeded expectations for health on a team with just a miserable history when it comes...
Designer Galliano sued by former French lawyer in money dispute
PARIS -- Shamed fashion designer John Galliano was facing a new legal headache Monday after his former lawyer lodged lawsuits against him alleging defamation and slander. The British couturier was...
Manchester United on the brink of 19th EPL title after win over Chelsea
MANCHESTER, England -- Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson was happy Sunday to revel in the glory ahead of what seems a certain achievement of becoming the most successful club...
Barcelona's Guardiola plays down Inter Milan switch rumors
BARCELONA -- Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola played down rumors Sunday linking him with a summer move to Italian giant Inter Milan. Recent reports from Italy suggested Guardiola heads the San...
AC Milan wins Serie A title thanks to consistency and teamwork
Following a scoreless draw against AS Roma at the Olympic Stadium, AC Milan ended five years of dominance by its rival Inter Milan to clinch its first Serie A title...
Gambling does raise revenue
Which state is the gambling capital of the nation? Nevada is No. 3, Indiana is No. 2 and Pennsylvania is No. 1
White House says 'no apologies' for bin Laden raid while Pakistan threatens retaliation against future attacks
WASHINGTON – The White House said Monday it offered "no apologies" for the surprise raid on Pakistani soil that killed Osama bin Laden despite that nation's complaints and threat to...
Which party is serious?
The Washington Post's Chris Cillizza says the current GOP field of presidential canbdidates shows that the party is not serious. After all, at last week's first presidential debate in South Carolina, "a handful...
Italy's Berlusconi dismisses 'ridiculous' false testimony trial
MILAN -- Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi appeared in court Monday for the fourth time since March, dismissing charges that he paid a lawyer to give false testimony as "ridiculous,"...
US Army engineers start opening Louisiana spillway as Mississippi River nears historic high
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The US Army Corps of Engineers began opening a spillway upriver from New Orleans, La., Monday to ease pressure on levees at risk of bursting along the...
It's official: Meredith Vieira announces she's leaving 'Today'
Meredith Vieira said Monday that she will leave NBC’s “Today” show next month to spend more time with her family, and Ann Curry will replace her as host. The turnover...
NYSE Euronext exec says better synergies, fewer cuts from Deutsche Borse deal
PARIS -- The proposed merger between NYSE Euronext and Deutsche Borse would achieve better synergies and eliminate fewer jobs than a rival bid from Nasdaq OMX Group and IntercontinentalExchange (ICE),...
Radiation leak at second Japanese nuclear plant
TSURUGA, Japan -- The operator of the Tsuruga nuclear power plant in western Japan said Monday that a "minute" amount of radiation leaked into the environment, Kyodo News reported. A...
Yemen passport holder sparks US flight security scare
SAN FRANCISCO — An unruly passenger who was subdued by flight attendants and passengers on a flight from Chicago to San Francisco was a US resident with a Yemeni passport,...
Charlie Sheen hoping to conquer the charts with 'Winning' Snoop Dogg song
LOS ANGELES -- If you weren't already over Charlie Sheen singing his own praises now Snoop Dogg is getting in on the act. Sheen has teamed up with the rap...
'Jersey Shore' grounded
Looks as if Micheangelo’s David might be the only one in Florence flashing his abs. Authorities there have reportedly revoked permits for the cast and crew of “Jersey Shore” to...
LIRR disruptions expected through Wednesday
Service on several of the New York area's vital commuter rail lines was restored in time to cause only minimal headaches Monday, a day after a derailment and a crash...
Irwin’s liar slam adds juice to Derby show
If you set aside a technical disaster — NBC’s call of Saturday’s Derby collided with Churchill Downs’ call, making both indecipherable — the telecast included one highly remarkable sight and...
CC getting plenty of support from Yankees
ARLINGTON, Texas — If three of CC Sabathia’s last four starts are an indication of what will follow, bet the over every time the ace pitches. And that’s just on...
Jeter's two homers get Yankees out of funk
ARLINGTON, Texas — For much of the season Derek Jeter heard what he couldn’t do. Yesterday he did what is expected from future Hall of Famers: fit a sinking team...
Yo, Adrian! Cardozo's Castano already one of city's top hurlers
With each batter, Adrian Castano could hear John Adams coach Glenn Beyer telling his hitters what pitches to expect. It didn't bother the Cardozo ace -- even though Beyer was...
First look at 'L&O' Giffords
Say hello to the “Law & Order: LA” version of Gabrielle Giffords. The longtime crime show grabbed the story of the Arizona Congresswoman who was shot by a gunman at...
Net gain: Freshman goalie Moser excelling for veteran Poly Prep
Dylan Moser understood the task he was given when the season started. The Poly Prep freshman was taking over in net for James Superka, arguably the Ivy League’s best goalie,...
Hunter wins second PSAL girls fencing title in a row
The Hunter College HS girls fencing team won a second straight PSAL city championship Saturday at City College of New York. The Hawks, who finished undefeated, won both the foil...
How to get lost
Companies with official sabbatical programs are in the minority — in a survey by the Society for Human Resource Management, 16 percent of employers reported offering unpaid leave, while 4...
Breaking points
By the end of last year, Margot Atwell was officially burnt out. A staffing change had left the 27-year-old — an associate publisher at a small Manhattan publishing house —with...
Slow show a clerical error
A marriage's happy balance is upset by the arrival of an in terloper. It's a fairly banal scenario, but in his play "Candida," George Bernard Shaw spiced it up by...
Grown-up 'Voice'
Raquel Castro -- the petite Long Island teen selected by Christina Aguilera on NBC's "The Voice" -- has two things in common with her celebrity coach: They both got started...
First-rate work for 'second' Met conductor
If, as rumor has it, conductor Fabio Luisi is poised to suc ceed the ailing James Levine as music director of the Met, Saturday afternoon's elegant performance of "Ariadne auf...
Expert: TV drop due to digital switch
The explanation for last week's shocking announcement that, for the first time in 20 years, the number of US households with TVs has dropped may be simpler than first believed....
Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell back together on 'X Factor'
The show almost didn't go on. But, at the last possible minute, Paula Abdul signed a deal that will put her back together with Simon Cowell. Cowell yesterday said he...
Sister act wins 'Amazing Race'
Lakisha and Jen Hoff man rode past the Harlem Globetrotters to win "The Amazing Race" last night. The sisters, both coaches originally from Chicago, crossed the finish line first to...
NY's ethnic epicenter
New York wrested the title of ethnic-diversity capital of the United States from Los Angeles over the past decade, census figures show. That change may be best illustrated in a...
Syria goes for the kill
Syrian forces stormed three neighborhoods in the central city of Homs and tanks swept into several southern towns yesterday, residents said, in a campaign to crush an uprising against autocratic...
Bahrain treason trials
MANAMA, Bahrain -- Bahrain put 21 mostly Shiite activists, including a prominent hard-line dissident, on trial yesterday, charging them with trying to topple the government during weeks of protests in...
Cop facing suspension of pension
City Hall is pushing ahead with its battle to yank a $52,365-a-year disability pension from a retired cop who was later caught working in construction -- and who was barred...
Libraries' porn policy lets kids sneak a peek
Kids don't have to hide dirty magazines under their mattresses anymore -- they can just go to the library. Children 13 and older can easily access hard-core porn in the...
Fed probers demand Qns. pol's pork files
Federal probers are focusing on a Queens senator under inves tigation for steering hundreds of thousands of public dollars to not-for-profit groups with ties to her family and friends. Sen....
Hacks under attack
New York's streets have grown meaner for city cabbies. Robberies of medallion and livery drivers have soared 37.5 percent since 2007, with four straight years of increases, according to figures...
Happy times are here again for East End rentals
What recession? Wall Streeters and the moneyed elite are once again splurging on Long Island East End summer rentals, according to real-estate brokers. High-end houses that languished on the market...
Slapping the troops
Not everyone, it seems, was celebrating America's military last week, after its spectacular takedown of Osama bin Laden. Indeed, while President Obama on Friday was congratulating the Navy SEALs who...
Husband sues NYPD for brutal wife slaying
A grieving Queens widower who blames cops for not protecting his wife from the stalker who allegedly carved out her heart is suing the NYPD for $15 million. Yung Wei...
All hail Party Queen Pippa!
Prince William married the wrong sister. The most fascinating com moner to parachute out of musty old England and land, head first, in the straitjacketed House of Windsor does not...
Obama the cowboy
After a week of shifting facts, the picture is now clear: Eight days ago, President Obama charged into Pakistan unilaterally, guns ablaze. He blasted an unarmed Osama bin Laden to...
Budget weirdness
Last Friday, Mayor Bloomberg updated his budget proposal for the fiscal year that starts in July: The city will spend some $49.7 billion of its own money. With state and...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan Two men were arrested for using a forged credit card at Macy's Herald Square, authorities said. Kevin Edwards, 32, used the bogus Capital One card to buy a $500...
Getting rid of the pc shackles
In the wake of the takedown of Osama bin Laden, it's time to take things to the next level -- finishing the job abroad while restoring some sanity to security...
Dirty job: charter teachers janitors
Read it and sweep. A Brooklyn charter school's finances are in such disarray that it axed 20 staffers mid-year and teachers have been left to sweep hallways and vacuum classrooms...
Oh, brother! Mario's eatery growing
Mario Batali's waistline isn't the only part of his empire expanding. Eataly, the sprawling marketplace-style shop and eatery in the Toy Building at 200 Fifth Avenue, is getting more than...
'Reward' heroes of 9/11: pols
Two New York City congressmen want the bounty of up to $50 million approved by Congress for the capture of Osama bin Laden to be distributed to organizations that provide...
Keystone cops
Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara's war on insider trading on Wall Street has been a smashing success -- winning 21 guilty pleas out of 26 arrests. But the 3½-year crusade...
Lower E. Side 'no-park zone'
It'll get a lot harder to park your car while you party on the Lower East Side, if the NYPD gets its way. Police brass asked Community Board 3 to...
Run, Chris, run!
WASHINGTON -- Iowa's top Republican moneymen are begging New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to get into the presidential race. A group of major GOP contributors from Iowa, who are disenchanted...
Autism rate higher: study
CHICAGO -- About one in 38 children has traits of autism, higher than a US estimate of one in 100, according to a five-year study in South Korea. The researchers...
Liu casts eye on exploding co-op assessments
City Comptroller John Liu plans to audit this year's property-tax rolls to determine why the values of some co-ops and condos suddenly shot up by as much as 147 percent,...
Mass appeal for bin Laden at Irish church
The name alone got their Irish up. A Catholic church in Ireland has provoked outrage among its parishioners after announcing plans for a Mass to pray for the "soul" of...
NYPD to PA: We'll patrol WTC - but you'll pay
It's the NYPD screw! First, city-police brass insisted that NYPD cops, not the Port Authority's Finest, have to patrol Ground Zero once the new World Trade Center site is open...
12 dead in Egypt riots
CAIRO -- Relations between Egypt's Muslims and Christians degenerated to a new low yesterday after riots overnight left 12 people dead and a church burned, adding to the disorder of...
The pleasures of becoming 70
In 1960, after the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the New York Yankees in an electrifying seven-game World Series, the Yankees fired manager Casey Stengel, who had turned 70 in July. The...
'Thor' the merrier at box office
The God of Thunder reigned at the box office, as "Thor" became the latest Marvel comic superhero to leap to the big screen. According to studio estimates yesterday, the 3D...
Bus' booze clues
The tour-bus driver charged with fatally mowing down a pedestrian in Midtown had a checkered driving history -- and a silver travel mug nearly-emptied of vodka, according to police sources...
Mum's day for Sony
Sony is becoming a code word for radio silence. Yesterday, the entertainment giant missed its own deadline in getting its beleaguered PlayStation network back up and running. Sony said a...
Twisted PATH
Dozens of PATH passengers were hurt as they were sent hurtling into the air yesterday when their train overshot the end of the track in the Hoboken, NJ, station and...
Fuel prices begin inching downward
Punishing gasoline prices may finally be peaking at the pump. The average price of a gallon of regular unleaded nationwide yesterday fell to $3.966 from $3.975 a day earlier, according...
Realtor: It's Coney baloney!
A Coney Island man claims he was taken for a ride -- to the tune of $1.1 million -- by a developer who made a fortune flipping seaside amusement-district land....
Look, ma - no fans!
The Mets have 12 million reasons to sweat the empty seats at Citi Field. The team is entering the final weeks of its push to find a deep-pocketed businessman willing...
Business briefs
Apple shines Apple has overtaken Google as the world's most valuable brand, thanks to the success of the iPad and the iPhone, according to the BrandZ Top 100 ranking. The...
Missing gal OK
The beautiful college student from Long Island who had been missing in Hawaii for more than a week was found yesterday safe and sound, her relieved family said. Chelsea Ryan,...
Two tunnel security breaches cause scare in city
Two terrifying rail security breaches occurred within hours of each other in the city yesterday -- including one at the World Trade Center, where a man slipped into the PATH...
US has carnal knowledge: poll
Americans know more about sex than they think. A new survey found that while nearly 60 percent of those polled doubted their ability to correctly answer questions about sex, almost...
2 in-flight jet scares
Two passenger planes were forced to make emergency landings yesterday because of security scares, authorities said. A Delta Air Lines jet from Detroit to San Diego was diverted to Albuquerque,...
Find bin Laden's Pakistan pals: Obama
President Obama has pointed the finger at Pakistan -- insisting Osama bin Laden must have had friends in high places in that country, supposedly America's ally in the war on...
Hillary 'vanishes'
This ain't kosher! A Hasidic paper in Williamsburg digitally erased Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton from the instantly iconic photo of the White House Situation Room as President Obama...
O's WTC victory lap: From Zero to hero
THE ISSUE: President Obama's visit to Ground Zero following the killing of Osama bin Laden. *** Can anyone tell me why President Obama visited Ground Zero a few days after...
Staten Island mom 'hit' boyfriend over head with cooking pot
Maybe he should buy flowers next time. A Staten Island mom allegedly whacked her baby daddy over the head with a cooking pot yesterday -- because she was furious that...
Derail mess for LIRR
Commuters on the Long Island Railroad can expect long delays this morning after an Amtrak train derailed yesterday in a tunnel under the East River the two lines share, blocking...
Buckle down, Mr. Mayor
As he presented his $69 billion 2012 budget last Friday, Mayor Bloomberg did a workman-like job laying out the fiscal squeeze he's facing. Less clear was whether he himself is...
Going great guns
With Osama gone, the Navy SEALs have become the new heroes. Whether you're a member or a wannabe, these magazines will help you take aim. If history means anything in...
Albany graveyard-fund plunder an R.I.P.-off: pol
Stop stealing from the dead! A Brooklyn lawmaker is pushing legislation that would stop Albany's ghoulish practice of swiping millions of dollars from a fund intended to restore New York's...
Chill factor
Most popular songs 1. Rolling in the Deep, Adele 2. E.T., Katy Perry 3. Til the World Ends, Britney Spears 4. Just Can’t Get Enough, Black Eyed Peas 5. On...
Go to Greg
What do you do if you have disagree-ments with your boss’ incompetent secretary and help a colleague complain to HR about harassment issues with her boss, and then out of...
60 seconds with Michael Ellsberg
You’ve literally written the book on the importance of eye contact. So what are we missing by talking over the phone? There’s a lot of information that’s not communicated in...
Tomorrow's Parx Racing Entries
Post Time:12:25 pm All horses appear in post position orderFIRST6f; $22,000; cl($7,500); 3up; (f&m)PNHorse Wt.JockeyOdds1Mary's Dancer(L),115RMntz 2-12Alex's Sis Casey(L),120E Vaz 3-13Rolex Girl(L),120A Arroyo 8-14Veiled(L),115K Frey 6-15Cherished Genna(L),115K Pellot...
Affrunti's Delaware Grade
Post Time: 1:15 pm.FIRST-6f; $40,000; mdn spcl wt; 3up1-TooShyShy 9-52-De Flairre 15-14-MadamArbll 7-23-InDd'sWllt 9-26-PnchlnStry 5-25-Schillerette 8-1SECOND-1m&70y; $16,000; cl($7,500); 3up4-CherokRmnc 3-11-Phat Rob 20-12-ClsscRckSt 6-13-Irish Roadie 8-15-Jazzking 4-16-Otro Visur 2-17-Gibson Creek 10-18-BulldogSlt...
Mavericks vanquish Lakers in Jackson coaching finale
Phil Jackson walked off the court with a tight smile, shaking hands and accepting congratulations like he has after so many series-ending playoff games. Never like this, though. His team...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 p.m.Best Bet: Donnie Bop (1st)FIRST-1 1/16m; pace; $10,000; conditioned5Donnie Bop(L Stalbaum)1-1-38-51Native Treasure(C Manzi)3-7-54-12Jadestone(J Pantaleano)4-4-38-13BrickyardWayne(RBaynes)3-5-45-14Alloveramerica(BHolland)7-1-48-16Vintage Treasure(D Dube)2-6-512-17RockinrollinNow(GBrennn)6-2-210-18April Fool(J Stratton)3-7-65-1SECOND-1 1/16m trot; $10,000; conditioned4Montana Steel(J Gregory)6-6-25-18Amesbury(S Smith)1-3-19-53America(B Holland)6-5-38-11DynamicPreacher(JBrtltt)4-5-512-12Puzzlement(J Pantaleano)5-6-710-15Ava...
Shane, don't come back!
LAS VEGAS -- Sugar Shane Mosley has started his own promotional company and hopes to build it into a viable business in the boxing industry. He should make it his...
Parx Racing Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 1m&70y; $23,000; cl($7,500); 3up; (f&m)FOREVER TANGO drops in class after tiring to third in the slop this distance. WILREIGN came off the pace to win in the mud going...
Dialed In seeking big Preakness payday
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A full field of 14, headed by Kentucky Derby champ Animal Kingdom, is lining up for the May 21 Preakness Stakes, and this year there is a...
Bay not OK in clutch for Mets
David Wright is paid to get hits and drive in runs, but he wasn't upset when the Dodgers walked him in a key situation in the seventh inning yesterday. "I've...
Meadowlands Results
FIRST-mile; trot; $9,000; clm5Opal Mine (Buter) 4.603.202.402Lord Burghley (Grgry)5.002.801Smooth Muscles (Berry)2.20Scr: April Sunshine, Quite Possible * Exacta (5-2) $14.20 * Trifecta (5-2-1) $36.60Trifecta picked by SmithSECOND-mile; trot; $6,000; conditioned7Flourescent (Krivelin)...
Sports shorts
TENNIS: Djokovic topples Nadal Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal on clay for the first time in 10 tries, beating the top-ranked Spaniard 7-5, 6-4 to win the Madrid Open yesterday...
Time to move on from big Derby dud
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- How many times have we heard the refrain, "This is the most wide-open Kentucky Derby in years," then watched as Barbaro or Street Sense or Mine That...
Belmont Charts
May. 8, 2011 Clear And Fast. Turf: Firm. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST -1 1/16m(T); $23,000; mdn clm; 3up; (f&m)Off: 1:00. Good. bump st,alt crse 3/16.Time: 26.73, 51.53, 1:16.74, 1:40.41,...
Doc offers 'optimistic' prognosis for Rondo, West
WALTHAM, Mass. -- Celtics coach Doc Rivers did his best to stay out of the trainer's room yesterday, lest he learn something about one of his injured players that he...
Paddy avoids DQ
CHARLOTTE -- Padraig Harrington avoided his second disqualification of the year after a spectator questioned where he teed off too far forward on the 13th hole yesterday in the Wells...
Ohio State's Diebler looks good to Nets
Ohio State's Jon Diebler was back in the state where his college career ended. Rhode Island's Delroy James admitted being nervous as he played in front of his all-time idol....
Hollywood Results
FIRST-6f; $33,000; mdn clm; 3up; (f&m)1Mavicsa (SntgoRys) 79.2023.409.606Judy's My Angel (Garcia)5.403.805Brklyn Rose (Tlmo)3.20 * $1 Exacta (1-6) $120.30 * Quinella (1-6) $123.40 * $1 Superfecta (1-6-5-7) $1,299.70 * $1 Trifecta...
No need for 'Animal' owner to defend late jockey switch
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- For the first time in memory, the winner of the Kentucky Derby has spread a sour taste across the land. And that's too bad because the people...
Dickey still searching for second Mets' win
Since winning his first start of the season in Florida, R.A. Dickey is 0-4 in his last six, including yesterday's 4-2 decision to the Dodgers. But the knuckleballer is not...
Beltran exception to Mets' tough luck
There is a curse, right? We are going to find out that Jeff Wilpon hush-hushed the building of Citi Field on a Native American burial ground or that in his...
Mets' win streak snapped; Young back on DL
The Mets aren't quite sure what's wrong with Chris Young and they haven't figured out how to fix him. It's similar to what general manager Sandy Alderson is trying to...
Rangers swap young centers wih Coyotes
The Rangers traded junior center Ethan Werek to Phoenix yesterday in exchange for Swedish center Oscar Lindberg. Werek, 19, from Markham, Ontario, spent this past season with Kingston in the...
Glover casts 'Black' magic
Lucas Glover had gone 41 tournaments since winning the 2009 U.S. Open at Bethpage Black for his last victory. His win yesterday in the Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte was...
Sanchez, Marlins cruise past Nationals
Anibal Sanchez took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and struck out a career-high 11 yesterday to help the Marlins salvage the final game of their series against the Nationals...
Red Sox bats thump Twins
Adrian Gonzalez homered, Kevin Youk lis scored four runs and Daisuke Matsuzaka settled down to pitch six innings after a rough first, leading the Red Sox to a 9-5 triumph...
Archarcharch's career over after Derby injury
Arkansas Derby winner Archarcharch will not race again after suffering a non-displaced condylar fracture to his left front leg during Saturday's Kentucky Derby. The colt underwent surgery yesterday at Rood...
The Post Line
NBAFavoriteLine (O/U)UnderdogCELTICSPick (181½)HeatGRIZZLIES 2½ (198) ThunderNHLTonightFavoriteLineUnderdogCanucks$110-130PREDATORSDate TBABRUINS$125-145LightningOdds to Win SeriesBruins$115-135LightningHome team in CAPS
Holmstrom keeps Wings alive
SAN JOSE -- Tomas Holmstrom broke a tie with 6:08 remaining, and the Red Wings had three third-period goals to avoid elimination with a 4-3 victory over the Sharks last...
Hondo's Brave victory
Hondo did some damage to the deficit last night when Los Bravos held off the Phillies to slash the nasty number to 1,090 mclemores. Tonight, Mr. Aitch will look to...
Today's Sports on Air
Baseball7 p.m.Twins at Red SoxMLBN8:30 p.m.Mets at RockiesSNY, WFAN (660 AM)Basketball7 p.m.Eastern Conference semifinals:Heat at Celtics, Game 4TNT9:30 p.m.Western Conference semifinals:Thunder at Grizzlies, Game 4TNTHockey8 p.m.Western Conference semifinals:Canucks at Predators,...
Girardi frustrated with Yankees' errors
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Despite the Yankees punishing the Rangers yesterday, manager Joe Girardi felt a need to remind his team to tighten it up defensively. "We didn't play well early....
Life for Burress' family changed in one night
TOTOWA, N.J. -- Tiffany Burress never will forget the fateful early morning of Nov. 29, 2008, when her husband used egregiously reckless judgment that cost him a fortune, the prime...
Plaxico's wife counts the days until husband leaves prison
TOTOWA, N.J. -- There is a pretty, strong woman inside a palatial six-bedroom mansion on a hill with a breathtaking view. There is a sweet four-year-old boy who on this...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYMay 9TUEMay 10WEDMay 11THUMay 12FRIMay 13SATMay 14SUNMay 15YankeesNOGAMEK.C.7:05YESWCBSK.C.7:05YESWCBSK.C.7:05YESWCBSBos.7:05YESWCBSBos.7:10FOXWCBSBos.8:05ESPNWCBSMetsColorado8:40TV -- SportsNet NYRadio -- WFAN 660 AMColo.8:40SNYWFANColo.3:10SNYWFANNOGAMEHou.8:05SNYWFANHou.4:05WPIXWFANHou.2:05SNYWFANRed BullsNOGAMENOGAMEMont.7:30No TVNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEChiv.7:00MSG+WQBU
Pulse sales
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Weird but true
A would-be carjacker was left beaten on the side of a Florida road, after picking the wrong victim, cops said. Richard McCandles, 54, demanded that a driver hand over his...
PSAL baseball rankings
The Post’s top 10 PSAL baseball rankings can be easily broken into two brackets. The top five hasn’t changed in two weeks and doesn’t seem like it will anytime soon....
NYC baseball rankings
Another week goes by and still no major changes in The Post's baseball rankings. Don't get used to such consistency; we sure won't. This coming week has the makings of...
Mom by her side, Appel commits to play volleyball at Molloy College
There are three constants for Shannon Appel whenever she sets foot on a volleyball court – the ball, a net and her mother, Maryann. Since Appel’s father Eddie died six...
Fake or real — you decide
Ditmas Park: This area in western Flatbush that got its name from the suburban housing development of Victorian homes built there in the early part of the last century.Our verdict:...
This month, the best art may be at a flower shop
The show spans Rush’s three-decade career, from his landscapes in Vermont and Massachusetts to his cityscapes in Venice and Brooklyn. It’s called, aptly, “Places.”“Location has always meant a lot to...
This month, the best art may be at a flower shop
Opalia Flowers is just bursting with color this time of year — burnt oranges, fresh greens, sharp yellows and bright blues — and it’s not just because of the flowers.The...
May the verse be with you as 'Star Wars'-themed epic hits the stage
Shakespeare meets “Star Wars” in an iambic pentameter- and light-saber–packed production in Williamsburg this month.“The Impostor Striketh Back: Being the Tale in Which Impostor Fools the Gods” is an original...
Hard-working and determined, Morton's progression continues
Chris Ruck described his decision to bring Nick Morton onto the varsity as an eighth-grader as a “no brainer.” He was strapping and skilled, one of Packer Collegiate’s best players...
Crafts and food — what could be better
A big outdoor market premieres under the DUMBO Archway, a “smorgasburg” of food vendors makes its way to the Williamsburg waterfront, and a quirky store pulls out in this week’s...
Smartmom's 'Edgy Moms' reading is the flipside of Mother's Day
This is for all you moms who are more Peg Bundy than Carol Brady.Edgy Mother’s Day, a reading series that celebrates writing about motherhood, and the feisty moms who write...
NYC softball rankings
In the two biggest games of last week, Moore Catholic did what James Madison couldn’t. The Mavericks knocked off rival St. Joseph by the Sea a day before the Knights...
PSAL softball rankings
Down the stretch they come. Just one week remains in the regular season – and it feels like yesterday that things were just kicking off. Plenty of progress can still...
CHSAA softball rankings
For the second straight week we have movement atop the rankings. Moore Catholic jumps over Archbishop Molloy and St. Francis Prep into the No. 2 stop after its thrilling come-from-behind...
CHSAA baseball rankings
There’s little change to our CHSAA baseball rankings, in part, because everyone seems to be knocking each other off every week. Monsignor Farrell is the most consistent team in the...