May 11, 2011
Monmouth opens with 89 horses in 11 races
The opening day of the thoroughbred meet at Monmouth Park has attracted 89 horses for the 11-race program. The featured $75,000 Decathlon Stakes for 3-year olds and up drew a...
FIFA requests evidence following claims of World Cup corruption
LONDON -- International soccer's governing body, FIFA, expressing its "extreme concern" at the latest allegations of World Cup bidding corruption, on Wednesday asked England's Football Association (FA) to provide a...
Medical examiner: Brooklyn jazz musician was stabbed
The jazz musician found dead and stuffed inside a trunk yesterday in the basement of his family's Brooklyn home was in fact murdered, authorities said today. Stanley Wright, 62, was...
Our exclusive family calendar!
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Newt Gingrich officially announces 2012 presidential bid
WASHINGTON -- Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich officially entered the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination Wednesday. After weeks of assembling a campaign team and signaling that he would...
Will Smith's movie-set trailer relocated to parking lot
Oh, shoot! Will Smith's trailer had to find a new home. “To balance the interests of the production and the neighborhood, we have instructed 'Men in Black III' to relocate...
Orlando paper puts Howard in Knicks uniform; Nets not included
According to the Orlando Sentinel, the Orlando Miracle of the WNBA have a better chance of landing Dwight Howard than the Nets do.The newspaper, which is engaged in a minor...
Schools Chancellor Walcott names two deputies
New York City Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott has appointed two new deputies to help run the nation’s largest public school system. David A. Weiner will serve as deputy chancellor for...
2 doctors among 22 facing NJ charges in oxycodone ring
TRENTON, N.J. — Two doctors from New York and New Jersey are among 22 people charged in a ring that federal prosecutors say trafficked in and sold millions of dollars’...
VIDEO: What to do with Reyes
Sporting News MLB writer Stan McNeal to get his opinion on what the Mets should do with Jose Reyes.csprtContainer();
Romans rattled by quake rumor despite reassurances
ROME — Rome wasn't built in a day, but many Romans feared it might be destroyed in one — on May 11, 2011. The Italian capital was gripped by a...
VIDEO: Rangers' Avery vs. agent over same-sex marriage
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L.A. Noire Official Launch Trailer
Rockstar's hotly anticipated new game has an official launch trailer. It came inside a handy-dandy pr email: The Official Launch Trailer for L.A. Noire reveals evidence uncovered on the Vice...
This week's calendar: May 12 to 18
Thursday, May 12 New York Building Congress 90th Anniversary Leadership Awards Luncheon The New York Building Congress’ lunch honors New York City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn, New York University...
MLS to debut Castrol Index Thursday (UPDATED)
American sports fans love numbers, and soccer fans are no different. After MLS signed a deal with Opta to provide advanced statistics, now the league will debut The Castrol Index...
Former NBA, Michigan player 'Tractor' Traylor found dead
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Former NBA and University of Michigan player Robert “Tractor” Traylor has died. He was 34. Police in San Juan, Puerto Rico, said in a statement...
Longtime Yankees trainer to retire
The Yankees announced Wednesday afternoon that longtime athletic trainer Gene Monahan will retire at the end of the season.Monahan is the longest-tenured employeed in the Yankees organization, having worked for...
Islanders owner 'extremely confident' in arena approval
The Islanders will stay on Long Island until 2045 if voters approve a referendum over the summer that would allow Nassau County to borrow $400 million. County Executive Edward Mangano...
Giants set preseason schedule
The current lockout makes the actual NFL season seem very far away and makes setting schedules tenuous, at best. With that in mind, here is the complete Giants preseason schedule....
Kids of grope rabbi plead for leniency
The daughter of an Orthodox rabbi convicted of groping a woman aboard a jetliner has urged a judge for leniency, saying that her father's absence will hurt matchmaking efforts to...
Yankees' Soriano has 'pretty good' MRI results
Yankees setup man Rafael Soriano is unlikely to need a trip to the disabled list after an MRI exam Wednesday revealed only mild inflammation in his right elbow. Joe Girardi...
First thoughts on Woody's 'Midnight in Paris'
Woody Allen's "Midnight in Paris'' just screened in New York, around three hours after reviews starting rolling in from the Cannes Film Festival where it's the opening night gala. Off...
Yankees owner says Jeter over pressure of 3,000 hits
Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner said he thinks the worst is behind Derek Jeter but the pressure of approaching 3,000 hits may have affected the shortstop."I'm not concerned about Derek," Steinbrenner...
Handwritten bin Laden journal seized during raid on compound
WASHINGTON -- A handwritten journal kept by Osama bin Laden was seized in the US Navy SEALs raid last week that killed the terror chief, FOX News Channel reported Wednesday....
Man dressed as Batman charged with trespassing
PETOSKEY, Mich. — Holy trespassing, Batman! A 31-year-old man dressed as the comic book Caped Crusader was arrested Wednesday in Petoskey after he was seen hanging from the top wall...
Mayor Bloomberg opens $65M family homelessness center
Mayor Bloomberg has formally opened a $65 million homeless family services center in the Bronx. The mayor says the center marks a change in direction from the infamous building that...
Hat trick by former Rangers captain Jagr helps Czechs eliminate USA
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia -- Former Rangers captain Jaromir Jagr gave hockey fans back in the United States a reminder of his offensive skills Wednesday. The 39-year-old scored a hat trick to...
Stars descend on Cannes as Woody Allen film opens festival
CANNES, France -- Hollywood descended on the French Riviera Wednesday, as the 64th Cannes Film Festival prepared to open with Woody Allen's latest offering. "Midnight in Paris," billed as a...
Why FOX needed Gus and CBS didn't
New York is a pro sports town, so for some it may difficult to understand Gus Johnson’s decision to leave CBS for FOX. The only time college athletics has a...
'Jersey Shore' to become academic conference topic
You may be one step closer to getting your PHD in GTL! Just when you thought it couldn’t get any bigger, MTV’s hit reality show “Jersey Shore” was pitched as...
Smith says she's going to Louisville
The wait is over.The best girls basketball player in the country who did not yet have a school for next year is going to Louisville.Christ the King guard Bria Smith,...
Lindsay Lohan pleads no contest to theft, likely to serve jail sentence at home
A lawyer for troubled starlet Lindsay Lohan entered a no contest plea today on behalf of the actress in a case involving a stolen necklace. LA Superior Court Judge Stephanie...
US approves Shell plan to drill in Gulf of Mexico
WASHINGTON -- The US approved Wednesday a Royal Dutch Shell plan to drill for oil in five locations deep under the Gulf of Mexico. The Shell plan was the second...
Mets send Davis back to New York for tests on strained calf
DENVER -- Ike Davis’ chances of landing on the disabled list appeared to increase Wednesday, when the hobbled Mets first baseman was sent back to New York for evaluation by...
Princess Beatrice's ridiculed royal wedding hat to be sold on eBay
CHICAGO -- The much-mocked hat that Princess Beatrice wore to the royal wedding will be auctioned off for charity, her mother, Sarah Ferguson, told Oprah Winfrey in an interview to...
Missing peahen returned to Bronx Zoo
A green peahen is back in the fold at the Bronx Zoo. Weeks after a cobra escaped from her glass tank at the zoo’s reptile house, the peahen made a...
Regis ironman Kinsley voted king of the catchers
It was as close as a play at the plate, but when the dust cleared Jake Kinsley was voted the Best Catcher in New York City in NYPost.com’s weekly poll....
Police: Mom dumped baby in NYC hospital trashcan
Police say a 23-year-old woman has been arrested after her newborn daughter was found in a trashcan at a New York City hospital. The baby was discovered at about 2:30...
'Rape cop' Moreno sticks to his story under intense grilling saying 'I don't kiss and tell'
It's his story -- booze, bras, Bon Jovi and all -- and he's sticking to it. Accused "rape cop" Officer Kenneth Moreno stuck to his priestly tale of having counseled,...
Yemeni police shoot dead six protesters and wound 50 others, medics say
SANAA, Yemen -- Yemeni security forces shot dead six anti-government protesters and wounded 50 in Sanaa and Taez Wednesday, medics said, as Gulf states urged all sides to sign up...
Mets-Rockies postponed by rain, snow; will play Thursday
DENVER -- With a snow and rain mix falling in the area, Wednesday's game between the Mets and Rockies has been postponed. It will be made up Thursday at 3:10...
Clive James takes on David Thomson
In his Atlantic piece "Hollywood: A Love Story," the Aussie critic Clive James takes on David Thomson and his freshly reupholstered "Biographical Dictionary of Film," in which Thomson writes with great...
VIDEO: Vaccaro on Yankees-Red Sox, Mets plan for Reyes
Post columnist Mike Vaccaro discusses the upcoming Yankees-Red Sox series, the Mets plans for Jose Reyes and the NBA playoffs with Mark Hale.
LIRR service disruptions to continue until Friday
Long Island Rail Road riders will have to endure service disruptions until Friday morning. The railroad says repairs to a damaged track in an East River tunnel following a weekend...
'Granddad Bandit' sentenced to 25 years for bank robberies in 13 states
RICHMOND, Va. — The graying, balding bank robber who was dubbed the “Granddad Bandit” as he patiently held up more than two dozen banks in 13 states was sentenced Wednesday...
Galleon founder Rajaratnam found guilty on all charges
The jury in Raj Rajaratnam’s high-profile insider-trading trial convicted the Galleon Group founder on all 14 counts today, marking a major victory for the government’s largest battle against illegal trading...
Christ the King's Smith expected to choose Louisville
Bria Smith will finally announce her college decision during a press conference at Christ the King on Wednesday afternoon. The McDonald's All-American is expected to select the Big East and...
Two people face murder charges in death of SI woman
Two people will be charged with murder today for the killing an elderly Staten Island woman over a measly $18, authorities said today. Linda Naimo, 75, and her husband, Joseph,...
Schwarzenegger speaks out for first time on split from Shriver (video)
LOS ANGELES -- Former California Gov. and movie star Arnold Schwarzenegger spoke out Tuesday night for the first time since announcing his split with wife Maria Shriver. Schwarzenegger, 63, acknowledged...
Former Mets clubhouse manager busted for allegedly stealing from team
A former Mets clubhouse manager was arrested today for stealing sports memorabilia from the team -- including a set of autographed 1986 World Series warm-up uniforms -- that totaled a...
SI beating death ruled homicide
The death of an elderly Staten Island woman who died after she and her husband were attacked and robbed of a measly $18 outside their store has been ruled a...
Bristol Palin says she had 'corrective jaw surgery'
LOS ANGELES -- Bristol Palin has admitted having jaw surgery, telling Us Magazine on Wednesday that the procedure was necessary for medical reasons. Palin, 20, stirred plastic surgery rumors last...
Attorneys for perv cookbook author want to hide from jury legal sex encounter with teen
They acknowledge their client is a perv, they just don't want the jury to know. Defense attorneys for a 67-year-old Westchester cookbook author charged with fondling au pairs hired to...
West Bank proxy battle seen in falafel war on Bedford Ave
Bedford Avenue is becoming the new West Bank — and you can blame falafel.An Israeli food truck is encroaching on territory long claimed by Williamsburg’s beloved Palestinian-owned Oasis restaurant, forcing...
Lanes closed on Cross Westchester Expressway due to accident
The New York State Thruway says all eastbound lanes of the Cross Westchester Expressway are closed between exits 9 and 10 due to an accident. Traffic in the area is...
Syrian forces pound Homs with shells, nine dead
HOMS, Syria -- Syrian military tanks shelled a suburb of Homs in the early hours Wednesday, killing nine people as hundreds more were arrested in home raids, The Wall Street...
Delta plane passenger arrested; tried to open door
BOSTON — State police say a Massachusetts man who tried to open an emergency door on a Delta flight from Orlando, Fla., to Boston has been arrested. Logan International Airport...
Grenades thrown at Saudi consulate in Pakistan in first post-bin Laden attack
KARACHI, Pakistan -- Drive-by attackers lobbed two grenades Wednesday at the Saudi consulate in Pakistan's largest city of Karachi, in a first possible violent reaction to the US killing of...
Libyan rebels take control of Misrata Airport
MISRATA, Libya -- Libyan rebels in Misrata captured the city's airport Wednesday after fierce fighting for control of the compound, which is a key site for the delivery of humanitarian...
Navy revokes guidance allowing military chaplains to perform gay marriages
WASHINGTON -- The US Navy has revoked its guidance allowing chaplains to conduct same-sex marriages in some states following outrage from Republican lawmakers and social conservatives. The suspension came late...
Obama's immigration push slammed from the left
President Obama has been on an immigration kick these past few days with events at the White House and in El Paso, Texas with the President of Mexico. He's been...
Black's ouster didn't help mayor's poll numbers
The removal of Cathie Black as schools chancellor hasn't done much to raise Mayor Bloomberg's approval ratings. A Quinnipiac University poll out today shows just 40 percent of voters are...
Syrian 'reformer' shelling and shooting civillians
The Obama administration has made its share of foreign policy mistakes, but none is as embarrassing as having trotted out Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to declare Syrian dictator a...
New men's lacrosse league looks to help grow game at youth level
The game of lacrosse will have another avenue to help expand its growth. The creation of a new indoor professional men’s lacrosse league was announced by league officials at a...
'Heart attack' sandwich creates war between 2nd Avenue Deli and Arizona restaurant
It’s a clash over coronary-causing cuisine. The 2nd Avenue Deli filed suit yesterday to beat back a chutzpahladen challenge to sales of its Instant Heart Attack Sandwich and a planned...
PSAL softball roundup: Sinatra upsets Long Island City
Rachel Ferrara and Rosemarie Tibball each went 1-for-5 with two RBIs and a run scored to lead Frank Sinatra to an 8-3 upset of host and first-place Long Island City...
Foul! Nets pitch tickets to leader of B'klyn arena opposition
He’s likely the last person on Earth who’d buy Nets tickets, but that didn’t stop the club from attempting a full-court press to sell him season passes at its new...
Former Mets outfielder Francoeur says changes needed at Citi Field
Jeff Francoeur has kept an eye on his former team and has seen the Mets' woes, from poor play to season-ending injuries. “I’ve seen a lot of that stuff,” Francoeur...
A-Rod shows signs of hitting stride for Yankees
The $32 million man beat the $36 million team. That is what is supposed to happen. The big contract brings the big expectations. For the most part Alex Rodriguez has...
Garcia helps Yankees roll past Royals
When it was pointed out to Freddy Garcia the Royals have scored a lot of runs this year, the Yankees starter had a simple response. “Not tonight,” Garcia said, then...
CHSAA softball roundup: Molloy's Goldbach tosses no-hitter to beat TMLA
Victoria Goldbach put up plenty of zeros. The Archbishop Molloy junior windmiller tossed a no-hitter, striking out seven and walking just two to lead Molloy to an 8-0 win over...
PSAL boys volleyball playoff roundup: Former 'B Squad' leads Brooklyn Tech into second round
Brooklyn Tech graduated everyone – eight seniors from a team that was in the semifinals and quarterfinals the last two seasons. The core was gone. All that was left was...
Cedeno's best not enough as GW falls to Poly Prep
George Washington players aimlessly walked around the fringes of the dugout. Some sat down, others walked on the finely manicured grass at Poly Prep, while a few stood by the...
Gaels lose possesion battle, game to Fordham Prep
The emotion coming from Iona Prep’s John Castellano was unmistakable. The three-year varsity player who is headed to Quinnipiac didn’t know what it felt like losing to rival Fordham Prep...
Dominant third quarter sends Rams to season sweep of Iona
Fordham Prep wasn’t going to give Iona Prep any chance to return the favor. When the heated rivals first met it was the Rams who rallied from a five-goal deficit...
Kings of the Island: Unbeaten Farrell clinches SI title, sweeps Sea
Vin Smith wasn’t supposed to be on the mound Tuesday night, not after missing the entire season because of tendonitis in his right shoulder. And Monsignor Farrell, which seemingly had...
PSAL boys volleyball scheduling nets bewildered coaches (updated)
Jennifer Lopez thought for sure that her New Utrecht boys volleyball team had a second-round match coming up Thursday after the Utes knocked off Tilden, 25-13, 25-20, in the first...
PSAL baseball roundup: Hard-charging Taft strikes late for upset of Clinton
Taft rallied for eight runs in the sixth inning to keep its playoff hopes alive and shock DeWitt Clinton, 9-8, Tuesday afternoon in Bronx A East baseball. Manny DeLeon doubled...
Ducati wheels into luxe bag biz
Luxe luggage label Tumi is teaming up with Italian motorcycle maker Ducati to produce a new line of sporty backpacks, briefcases and travel bags, The Post has learned. Slated to...
Moore Goetz critical win against St. Peter's
Chris Goetz wasn’t looking for redemption for his first three unsuccessful at-bats and he wasn’t trying to be a hero. With runners at second and third with two outs in...
Vikings escape in Sea-saw battle with Villa
Mike Ponsiglione prides himself on the calmness of his St. Joseph by the Sea team. It’s the hallmark of a program that has been the best in New York City’s...
Puppets take Neverland
We're so used to sunny versions of "Peter Pan" that the darkness of "Peter and Wendy" comes as a shock. Based on J.M. Barrie's 1911 novelization of his play, this...
Major Sino talent in Nanking drama
For the second time in one week, a shocking movie about the second Sino-Japanese war has opened in NYC. On Friday, Japan's "Caterpillar" bowed at the IFC Center. It's the...
Laurents' beast-side story
Arthur Laurents, who wrote "Gypsy" and "West Side Story," called his gossipy, score-settling 2000 memoir "Original Story By." He might also have called it "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll...
New York's silliest cocktails
Salvatore Tafuri is standing behind the new bar at the recently expanded Caffe Falai in SoHo, wielding a paintbrush. He dabs it into a pot of squid ink, then smears...
On a roll!
Ben Conniff knew he’d become something of a culinary star when a stranger tweeted him, asking him out on a date. “There was a girl who Twittered: ‘My mom told...
Rob victim dies
An elderly man died yesterday nearly two weeks after he was beaten and robbed in his West Village apartment, cops said. Joseph Sibilla, 83, was attacked in his home on...
Pacino is pulled back in
Maybe it's an offer he can't refuse. Al Pacino, who played movie mob icon Michael Corleone in the "Godfather" movie trilogy, is joining the cast of "Gotti: Three Generations," a...
Black's Apollo to get 'Idol's' CKX
Leon Black's Apollo Global Management agreed to buy CKX owner of the "American Idol" television show, for about $509 million in cash. The private equity firm is paying $5.50 a...
Hottest baby names in NY
Coos and kudos to Isabella and Michael -- they were the most popular baby names in New York state last year. Perennial Empire State favorite Michael was followed by Jayden,...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Queens A young woman gave birth at Elmhurst Hospital yesterday -- then stuffed her newborn into a bathroom trashcan, police said. The child was found at around 2:30 p.m. and...
Feds bust fugitive in '83 heist
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- A Puerto Rican nationalist on the run since 1983, when he allegedly took part in one of the largest bank robberies in US history, was...
Beware, Bam, of unholy alliance
Imagine this nightmare. In stead of sending a team of SEALs to ice Osama bin Laden, President Obama sent a team of negotiators to see if we could talk the...
1.4G sneaker sneak runs out of luck
A woman used a phony credit card to try to buy a $1,400 pair of sneakers from a Meatpacking District clothing store, authorities said yesterday. Ex-con Ronice Sahadeo, 29, was...
Extorter's a soup nutsy
It was a real potboiler -- literally. A disgruntled ex-servant of the Campbell's Soup heiress threatened to sell an embarrassing book about the billionaire if she didn't pay hundreds of...
Va. grilled on ObamaCare
WASHINGTON -- Virginia's challenge to President Obama's health-care laws got a cool reception yesterday from a US appeals court stacked with Obama-friendly judges. A three-judge panel in Richmond -- all...
Fugitive taxi cheat busted
The poster boy for New York's massive cab-rate overcharging scam -- whose ruse alerted authorities to the biggest taxi-cheating ring in history -- was hauled into custody yesterday, nabbed after...
Trial by flier
If they're going to make you sit for hours in a seat with all the comfort of a spike-filled medieval torture chair, they could at least offer decent movies. That's...
Pols' bid to zap rate hike
ALBANY -- Gov. Cuomo and Mayor Bloomberg announced legislation yesterday that will head off a threatened 12 percent rate hike for New York City electric customers. The legislation, first reported...
Met has a cow!
The Metropolitan Museum of Art says a British collector's refusal to return a painting of a portrait-gazing cow is udderly wrong. The famed Fifth Avenue institution filed suit yesterday seeking...
Jazzman dead in home trunk
The noted jazz musician dad of Hollywood "Blade" actress N'Bushe Wright was found dead yesterday, stuffed in a steamer trunk in the basement of his family's Brooklyn home, police and...
'DWI' prosecutor's 'drunken boast'
The Bronx prosecutor busted for drunk driving on the Major Deegan bragged to cops that a top boss in her office took care of her previous DWI -- and would...
Bids for Buffett lunch
If you have a couple million dollars to spare and a taste for steak, Warren Buffett is looking for lunch companions. The San Francisco charity GLIDE said yesterday it would...
Vic helps nail perv
A petite teenager fought off her would-be rapist so fiercely that it led to his conviction for the crime seven years later. Yesterday, the brute was sentenced to 15 years...
Fewer kids earns schools more money
The Department of Education has quietly given 23 new schools tens of thousands of dollars each in additional funds to make up for shortfalls in their enrollment, The Post has...
GOP & Obama in 'debt' heat
WASHINGTON -- Congressional Republicans and the White House locked horns yesterday over spending cuts in fierce negotiations to raise the federal debt limit and avoid default. House Speaker John Boehner...
Business briefs
Safra sued Safra National Bank of New York was sued for at least $111.7 million by Irving Picard, the trustee liquidating Bernard Ma doff's defunct invest ment firm.Warner down Warner...
Google joins 'cloud' fight
A fed up Google followed in Amazon's footsteps yesterday by launching a music storage service without the blessing of the major record labels. Google unveiled Music Beta -- a "cloud"-based...
On a Skype high
Freedom from the government's antitrust settlement must feel good to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. Just days before its decade-old final settlement with the Department of Justice is set to expire,...
Osama's youngest son escaped capture
Osama bin Laden's youngest known son -- a budding teen terrorist groomed since childhood to wage jihad -- likely escaped from the Pakistani compound where his father was killed by...
Cooper Hotel a prize catch
The trendy upscale Cooper Square Hotel is up for sale and is expected to attract interest from equally trendy hoteliers like Ian Schrager and Rocco Forte. The nearly new 22-story...
Indian Pt. boss laughs off nuke threat
He's a ruh-TARD. The clueless CEO in charge of the upstate Indian Point nuclear plant had a stunning meltdown in judgment when he kicked off an investor meeting by displaying...
Disney's debacle
Disney is feeling the fallout from box-office bomb "Mars Needs Moms" after investors sold off its shares following a disappointing earnings report. Results in the fiscal second quarter fell short...
Will's movie-set trailer trashed by nabe
Will Smith has found a trailer to match his massive ego. The megastar has docked a gargantuan, double-decker moveable mansion for his "Men in Black III" shoot smack in the...
O's celebration of immigration
WASHINGTON -- President Obama flew to the Mexican border in El Paso, Texas, yesterday to launch a renewed push for immigration reform that he said won't cost American jobs --...
Raj jurors take group photos
Jurors in the Raj Rajaratnam insider-trading trial ended their 11th day of deliberations yesterday without a verdict -- but with some picturesque mementos of their time together. After court ended,...
Rai$ing stink on teachers
Longevity raises that automatically lift top teacher salaries to above $100,000 -- even when there's no contract -- are boosting the city's already unaffordable education bill, Mayor Bloomberg warned yesterday...
Steve Cohen's Mets bid ruled a wild pitch
Hedge-fund titan Steve Cohen may not have the inside track to buy a minority stake in the Mets after all. He has quickly lost interest in buying a minority stake...
Dov's liquidity drying up
Despite a $15 million cash injection last month, American Apparel is still hanging by a thread. The troubled clothing chain -- whose CEO, Dov Charney, is embroiled in a string...
FarmVille goes Gaga
Call her Farmer Gaga. Pop star Lady Gaga is teaming up with Zynga to bring a new feature to the social-gaming company's popular FarmVille. Starting May 17, FarmVille users will...
Another Griffin, John Q., has run out of Time
The Griffins have left the building. John Q. Griffin, former president of Time Inc. News Group, was apparently a dead man walking on Monday night at the National Magazine Awards....
Copacabana comeback
The Copacabana is finally close to reopening in its new location in the heart of Times Square; now we can reveal the details of the deal and exact location. As...
Nude dude goes nuts on subway
In an epic New York transit meltdown, a passenger came unglued on the No. 6 train in The Bronx, stripped off his clothes and chased people naked through the station...
Hammering away at the 'rape cop'
Prosecutors yesterday began picking apart accused "rape cop" Kenneth Moreno's tale of chaste chivalry -- accusing him of taking advantage of "that drunk, helpless girl," and even of "making stuff...
Foreclosure deal fix is in
Us states probing foreclosure practices revised a nationwide settlement proposal after banks and eight Republican attorneys general objected to mortgage loan principal cuts, two people familiar with the talks said....
Do-or-diet showdown
The battle of the bulge is far from over. A day after Jenny Craig was crowned the plus-sized queen of diet programs, archrival Weight Watchers fought back -- claiming its...
Armed oddball washes up on LI beach
A Queens man inexplicably turned up on Jones Beach yesterday, wearing a wetsuit, packing a gun -- and mumbling that he'd just spent three days adrift on a raft. "All...
Targeting wheel jerks
One of the city's top bike backers yesterday painted cyclists as a bunch of lawbreaking idiots. "To put it a little more bluntly, don't be a jerk," said Department of...
Tot survives window fall
A toddler miraculously survived a fall from the window of a fourth-floor Bronx apartment yesterday, authorities said. The 2-year-old boy tumbled at about 7 p.m. from a window in the...
Gov't alerts need new cells
Start shopping for a new cellphone if you want to take advantage of the government's advanced emergency-alert system being rolled out later this year. Officials conceded yesterday that most current...
'Pea'-brained Bx. Zoo loses bird
Another inmate of the Bronx Zoo has vanished. A peahen flew its coop and was spotted last night wandering a few blocks from the zoo, scuffling with an alley cat....
Cops miss woman's 'murder' of her sis
Queens cops were called to a fight that ended with one sister killing another -- but never made it to the home because of other Mother's Day mayhem that appeared...
Act like a winner in A'stan, Bam
On April 18, 1943, a flight of US Army Air Force P-38s intercepted a plane carrying Adm. Isoruku Yamamoto, Japan's naval commander in chief and architect of the Pearl Harbor...
Bill's 'campaign' bungle
The city's public advocate is supposed to help citizens connect to city government -- to fight for New Yorkers against the bureaucracy. But Public Advocate Bill de Blasio has launched...
Los Angeles 'art' attack
At the risk of coming across as an artistic redneck, I must say I was vastly relieved to read Rich Lowry's article, "Glorifying a Blight," (PostOpinion, May 7) on the...
Economy's still O's Albatross
Last week was great for President Obama -- from nabbing Osama bin Laden on Sunday to good news on jobs on Friday. Republicans I speak to around Wall Street are...
Egypt's scapegoats
The Arab Spring is turning sour for Egypt's Christian Coptic minority -- whose future now seems even bleaker than it was under the deposed President Hosni Mubarak. Rioting Saturday in...
Balancing a budget on workers' backs
Mayor Bloomberg's new budget proposes to cut 6,000 teacher positions and close 20 firehouses ("Budget Weirdness," Nicole Gelinas, PostOpinion, May 9). If so, our students will have larger classes, which...
Understatement of the year
"It is not really the time for Syria to become a member of the council of human rights." -- French UN Ambassador Gerard Araud, Monday; word broke yesterday that Damascus...
The tobacco-tax two-step
It's one step forward and one back this week for efforts to collect taxes on cigarettes sold on Indian reservations in New York. Which, alas, is pretty much how it's...
Mike's next bike strike
Oy. What is it with the bicycles and Mayor Bloomberg? First came the bike lanes, to gobble up the boulevards. Now will come the bike kiosks, and 10,000 rental bikes...
Red Wings force Game 7 after being down 3-0 to Sharks
DETROIT -- For all their Stanley Cups and memorable playoff victories, the Detroit Red Wings haven't done anything like this in a long, long time. Henrik Zetterberg and Valtteri Filppula...
Rose's 33 leads Bulls over Hawks
CHICAGO -- Derrick Rose attacked the rim like a fish going for the bait, driving at will and doing all he could to lead his team to a crucial victory....
Hondo sweeps!!
After weeks of searching, Hondo finally found his broom, which he put to good use last night by sweeping with the Marlins and Tigers to slash the debt to 1,035...
Johnson pitches Marlins past Halladay, Phillies
MIAMI -- The Philadelphia Phillies already led when they loaded the bases with none out in the second inning against Josh Johnson. One big hit would mean a cushy lead...
Bill Gallo dead at 88
Bill Gallo, the celebrated Daily News sports cartoonist and columnist, died late last night at White Plains Hospital due to complications from pneumonia. He was 88. Gallo's career spanned 70...
Mets may keep Paulino, Pelfrey paired
DENVER -- Ronny Paulino could soon add the title "Mike Pelfrey's personal catcher" to his resume. It was Paulino behind the plate last night for a second straight Pelfrey start,...
Davis injured in Mets' win over Rockies
DENVER -- Just when it appeared the Mets might go an entire day without bad news from the infirmary, it was David Wright by TKO over Ike Davis at Coors...
Call N.Y. State walleye world
There was a time the walleye did not get much respect, but now it's a highly sought after game fish, and New York anglers can find them relatively close to...
Tomorrow's Belmont Entries
Post Time: 1:00 pm All horses appear in post position orderFIRST6f; $41,000; cl($35,000); 3YOPNHorse Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1Wascally Rabbit(L),118I Rosendo1-2-9Contessa 15-12Valid Ocean Pass(L),118RDominguez1-2-4Parislla 5-13Hardshell(L),118D Cohen2-7-2Baker 6-14Bravo Romeo(L),118J Lezcano9-3-2Rodriguz 4-15Johnny Two...
Affrunti's Arlington Grade
Post Time: 2:00 pm.FIRST-6f; $15,000; str alw; 3up7-J. Pa 9-21-Beleliu 6-12-Nln'sTrrtr 12-14-SetinStone 3-13-Regal Soul 8-15-Trlynbrdwy 9-56-Angel Talk 6-1SECOND-6f; $28,000; mdn spcl wt; 3up8-Wall Dance 2-11-Teaseburgr 6-12-Chrkchllng 12-13-Parody 10-14-SmokemGray 6-15-High Heir...
Parx Racing Charts
May. 10, 2011 Clear And Fast. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST -6f; $22,000; clm; 3up; (f&m)Off: 12:26. Good. bid 1/4,hand ridden. Trainer: Raphael KissoonTime: 23.08, 47.17, 59.31, 1:12.66.Winner: DK B/...
Belmont Park Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 1 1/16m(T); $55,000; alw opt clm; 3upDAY OF DESTINY makes local return after finishing third at Keeneland in turf debut. BAD DEBT came off pace to win starter allowance...
Heat vow not to look past Celtics
Their charter flight to Miami from Boston landed around 3 a.m. yesterday, and the Heat were back at work less than 12 hours later. Typically, such a late arrival would...
Giants greats planning Super Bowl XXI reunion
Hall of Famer Harry Car son has always known what the Super Bowl XXI champion Giants meant to those long-suffering fans who endured 30 years without a title, and to...
Monroe says Paul would 'relish' joining Knicks
Earl Monroe is the best Knicks point guard to ever have been linked to Winston-Salem, N.C. In 2012, Monroe said he thinks that might change with the arrival of Hornets...
Giants' Cruz savoring quality time at Camp Eli
There might not be many, or any, stories this offseason similar to the one Victor Cruz fashioned last year, when as an undrafted free agent he made the Giants roster...
New York's new lacrosse team needs home field
New York's newest team is on its way. Announced yesterday, the North American Lacrosse League will become the third professional lacrosse league in the country, beginning play in January with...
Injured jockey will get part of Derby purse: report
John Velazquez, a last-minute replacement for jockey Robby Albarado on Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom, will share a percentage of his Derby winnings with Albarado, and that unspecified amount will...
Meadowlands ripped over lack of entries
The head of New Jersey's harness racing association is angry with owners who race at the Meadowlands after only 65 horses were entered for Friday's card. In an open letter...
Hopkins takes shots at Mosley
Bernard Hopkins, a former partner of Shane Mosley's at Golden Boy Promotions, yesterday was very critical of Mosley's performance against Manny Pacquiao on Saturday night but stopped short of saying...
Bubba in hot water with Tiger
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Tiger Woods was all smiles during his pre-tournament press conference yesterday until someone brought up the name Bubba Watson. Watson, one of Woods' few friends...
Today's Sports on Air
Baseball11 a.m.AAA: Indians at BullsMLBN3:10 p.m.Mets at RockiesSNY, WFAN (660 AM)7 p.m.Royals at YankeesYES, WCBS (880 AM)8 p.m.Cardinals at CubsESPN10 p.m.White Sox at AngelsWGNBasketball7 p.m.Eastern Conference semifinals:Celtics at Heat, Game...
Woods drags drought to Players Championship
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Is Tiger Woods in a slump that he eventually will break out of, or has he completely lost his magic, never to get it back?...
Sports shorts
NFL: Faneca retires Alan Faneca, the eight-time All-Pro guard, announced his retirement after 13 years in the league. The former Steelers and Jets standout played last season with the Cardinals....
New Islanders arena headed for vote
The Islanders' prayers for a new arena may finally be answered -- keeping the team on Long Island. A sweeping plan is to be announced today under which the aging...
Jockey Baze, 24, dies
LOUISVILLE -- A 24-year-old jockey who rode this year's Kentucky Derby second-place finisher to his only win was found dead in his vehicle yesterday at Churchill Downs. Michael Baze of...
Yankees' Hughes to play catch
Even though the Yankees still aren't sure what's wrong with Phil Hughes' valuable right shoulder, the 24-year-old said he plans to start throwing tomorrow and hopes to be back pitching...
Melky homers in return to The Bronx
Melky Cabrera had quite the homecoming last night -- despite the loss. The Royals center fielder hit a solo home run in the Yankees' 3-1 win, his first appearance at...
The Post Line
NBAFavoriteLine (O/U)UnderdogHEAT 7 (181) CelticsTHUNDER 6 (197½)GrizzliesNHLSaturdayFavoriteLineUnderdogBRUINS$125-145LightningOdds to Win SeriesBruins$115-135LightningHome team in CAPS
Joba pitches 8th for Yankees in place of Sore-iano
The Yankees had to turn to Joba Chamberlain to pitch the eighth inning last night because Rafael Soriano could not pitch due to a sore right elbow. Soriano saw Dr....
Home Team Lineups
TODAYMay 11THUMay 12FRIMay 13SATMay 14SUNMay 15MONMay 16TUEMay 17YankeesKansas City7:05TV -- YES NetworkRadio -- WCBS 880 AMK.C.7:05YESWCBSBos.7:05YESWCBSBos.7:10FOXWCBSBos.8:05ESPNWCBST.B.6:40YESWCBST.B.6:40WWORWCBSMetsColorado3:10TV -- SportsNet NYRadio -- WFAN 660 AMNOGAMEHou.8:05SNYWFANHou.4:05WPIXWFANHou.2:05SNYWFANFla.7:10SNYWFANFla.7:10SNYWFANRed BullsMontreal7:30No TVNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEChiv.7:00MSG+WQBUNOGAMENOGAME
Last supper
They cheat. They steal. They lie. They leave hardworking families homeless. They undermined the entire economy of the United States for their own personal greed. They don't go to jail...
Oprah eyes 8 shows a week, on B'way
Now she wants a Tony. Oprah Winfrey wants to appear on Broadway once "Oprah" wraps its 25-year run in two weeks. "I have a stack of plays in my bag...
Gary still on ice
A year after he died, Gary Coleman's body has still not been buried, according to his former agent. A court battle between Coleman's ex-wife and his parents over his estate...
'House' broken
Hugh Laurie's "House" call days may end after next season. Fox triumphantly announced yesterday that the series will be back for its eighth season starting this fall, but the star...
Starr report
I'm guessing the words "quiet" and "reserved" have never been used to describe Kit Hoover, the "Access Hollywood Live" co-host who just wrapped a few shows here in New York...
Weird but true
Expectant parents take note: if you want your kid to support you in your old age, consider the names Peter and Deborah. They're the most popular first names of male...
CHSAA baseball roundup: St. Ray's edges Regis
St. Raymond rallied from a one-run deficit to score twice in the bottom of the fifth to beat division rival Regis, 2-1, at Ravens Field in The Bronx Tuesday afternoon....
Zipping right along, Zapata blanks GW as Poly Prep knocks off another city power
With his steely poise and focus under pressure, penchant to finish what he starts and impressive 5-0 record, Andrew Zapata gives off a Roy Halladay-like vibe. It isn’t by accident...
Davis leaves game after collision with Wright
DENVER — Ike Davis left tonight’s game against the Rockies in the fifth inning after colliding with David Wright on a pop up near the pitcher’s mound. No word was...
Passenger subdued after trying to open door on Delta flight to Boston
BOSTON -- A man was detained by other passengers after trying to open an emergency exit door on a Delta Air Lines flight from Orlando to Boston late Tuesday, myFOXboston.com...
Mark your calendars — the Celebrate Brooklyn schedule is out now
Come on and celebrate.The schedule for the annual festival of free music, film and dance — Celebrate Brooklyn — is now out, so you can officially start planning your summer.For...
Here's the full 'Celebrate Brooklyn' schedule
Friday, June 10, 8 pmAndrew BirdThursday, June 16, 7 pmRosanne Cash, Toshi Reagon, Steven Bernstein and guestsFriday, June 17, 7 pmThe Books, Junip, DovemanSaturday, June 18, 7:30 pmLarry Harlow Latin...
Bx. 2-yr-old critical after 4-floor fall
An infant is fighting for his life after falling today from the window of a Bronx apartment building, authorities said. The two-year-old boy plummeted from the fourth-floor window of a...
Flea bitten? Locals upset that antique and food market now wants a loading zone
Organizers of the Brooklyn Flea want the city to reserve a busy block of Lafayette Avenue as a loading dock for vendors at their bustling Saturday souk — but Fort...
Red Bulls, Thierry Henry, play friendly at Montreal Wednesday
The Red Bulls face the Montreal Impact in a friendly at Saputo Stadium at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow. And even though coach Hans Backe admits he’d rather recover from Saturday’s hard-fought...
Yeah, but aren't all renderings just lies?
The rendering of the building at the corner of Smith Street and Second Place is hardly alone as an example of artifice trumping actuality. Here are some other examples:[email protected]
Rendering vs. reality on Smith Street
The rendering of the building at the corner of Smith Street and Second Place is hardly alone as an example of artifice trumping actuality. Here are some other examples:500 Fourth500...
Bill is already successful in Crown Heights (er, ProCro)
Crown Heights, 1–ProCro 0Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries (D–Fort Greene) chalked up his first success from his proposed bill to curtail “fake” neighborhood names this week as real estate giant Corcoran agreed...
City: New faux Boardwalk will have less cement
The Parks Department offered a new compromise to concrete-wary Boardwalk lovers Tuesday night, proposing a smaller cement roadway that’s 4-feet slimmer than the strip residents protested in March.Officials want to...