June 16, 2011
Live blog recap: NYC Mayor's Cup PSAL-CHSAA baseball all-star game
The spring season officially comes to a close Friday night in Coney Island, but it does so with a bang. The top baseball players from the CHSAA and the PSAL...
McIlroy takes lead at U.S. Open
BETHESDA, Md. -- If Rory McIlroy keeps playing like this, his next chance to close out a major should come very soon. McIlroy, who blew a four-shot lead in the...
Torre will be at Yankees Old Timers' Day
Joe Torre, Bernie Williams and Lou Piniella will make their Yankees Old Timers' Day debuts June 26.The Yankees on Thursday released the list of old timers attending this year's festivities....
Braves beat Mets 9-8 in 10th on balk
ATLANTA — D.J. Carrasco's balk in the 10th inning gave the Atlanta Braves 9-8 win over the New York Mets on Thursday night. Diory Hernandez doubled with two outs in...
Ex-IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn complained about handcuffs, asked 'What for?' in arrest
Dominique Strauss-Kahn reacted with imperious disbelief — even falsely claiming diplomatic immunity — as he was pulled off a Paris-bound plane at JFK a month ago on charges he’d tried...
Three killed, at least 33 injured in Israeli building explosion
NETANYA, Israel -- Three people were killed and at least 33 were injured Thursday in an explosion at a building in the Israeli city of Netanya, the Jerusalem Post reported....
Could poor 'Green Lantern' reviews kill the DC Universe before it even begins?
Critics seem to be doing what the giant, universe-devouring fear cloud called Parallax couldn't: take down Green Lantern. Because the film is being so poorly received, most prognosticators are predicting...
Judge to Gambino wiseguy: clean up your act or end up dead
A judge gave an ultimatum to a Gambino wiseguy today — walk the straight and narrow or wind up dead. Federal Judge Sterling Johnson Jr. told mobster John Micali that...
Surf's up!
Counting down the days until my surf trip, and these items are just the thing to get me in the mood!
My perfect black
Three spring trends—fruit, stripes and black & white--rolled into one T-shirt. Paired here with another major spring look: the calf length silk skirt.
Unemployed Indiana mother hawks Obama letter to help pay bills
HOBART, Ind. -- A cash-strapped mother in Indiana is attempting to sell a handwritten letter from President Barack Obama in order to help pay off her bills, FOXNews.com reported Thursday....
9/11 memorial museum may charge $20 admission
Visitors to the museum at the national 9/11 memorial could be required to pay an entrance fee of about $20, though victims' relatives will always be able to enter for...
Buzz Aldrin files for divorce from third wife
LOS ANGELES -- Buzz Aldrin, a member of the Apollo 11 mission to the moon in 1969, has filed for divorce from his third wife, TMZ reported Thursday. The retired...
Benefits bill advances in NJ over labor objections
TRENTON, N.J. — A bill requiring 500,000 public workers in New Jersey to shoulder a significantly larger share of the costs for their health care and pension benefits and take...
Agency considering change in NY pet cemetery rule
HARTSDALE, N.Y. — State cemetery regulators are considering a request to soften their recent ban on burying pet owners’ ashes in animal cemeteries. The Cemetery Board ruled in February that...
Respected Manhattan architect dies after being mugged
A respected Manhattan architect whose work is featured at the Museum of Modern Art died today after being savagely attacked during a mugging last month, police sources said. Following the...
Cuomo says Senate 'betrayed' tenants in rent regs lapse
ALBANY – Gov. Andrew Cuomo scolded senators today for “betraying” Big Apple tenants by letting rent regulations expire and threatened to keep lawmakers in Albany through the weekend to reach...
Mets GM says team could keep stars at deadline
ATLANTA -- Hold off on that fire sale at Citi Field.GM Sandy Alderson acknowledged Thursday that the Mets' recent solid play is a factor in how he looks at the...
DVR alert: Drive-in ladies night
Who could resist an opportunity to run Reynold Brown's iconic poster for "Attack of the 50 Foot Woman'' (1958), making its TCM premiere tonight at 8 Eastern? This black-and-white Allied...
Eagles RB calls Giants' Osi 'overrated ... soft'
Eagles running back LeSean McCoy has his own affidavit on Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora.In response to the posting of a story about Umenyiora's past contract negotiations with the Giants,...
Spurs turn down Chelsea bid for Modric
LONDON -- North London English Premier League (EPL) side Tottenham Hotspur turned down a $35 million (£22 million) offer from Chelsea for Croatian playmaker Luka Modric, Sky Sports reported Thursday....
Mets champ Dykstra pleads not guilty to 25 counts
SAN FERNANDO, Calif. -- Former Mets outfielder Lenny Dykstra has pleaded not guilty to grand theft auto and drug possession charges. The 48-year-old entered his plea Thursday in Los Angeles...
Defense focuses on DNA in Casey Anthony trial
ORLANDO, Fla. — An FBI technician testified Thursday in the murder trial of a Florida mother that the duct tape found on 2-year-old Caylee Anthony's body was contaminated during testing...
Egyptian al Qaeda suspect arrested in Cairo
CAIRO -- Authorities at Cairo Airport on Thursday detained an Egyptian national suspected of belonging to al Qaeda in Yemen, an airport official said. Rabie Abdullah, who was traveling under...
Bloomberg lobbies Albany for final gay marriage vote
ALBANY – Mayor Michael Bloomberg swung through Albany to lobby for a crucial tie-break vote on same-sex marriage today as Senate Republicans continued to agonize over whether to bring the...
Former Rutgers star Britt has charges downgraded
JERSEY CITY -- A New Jersey judge on Thursday downgraded three charges against Tennessee Titans wide receiver Kenny Britt for offenses stemming from his second recent arrest in the state....
Animal Kingdom will return after Belmont injury
Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom suffered a "tiny crack" in his left hind leg when he was bumped, clipped heels and stumbled at the start of last Saturday's Belmont Stakes,...
Nets work out Seton Hall's Hazell, Rutgers' Mitchell
UCLA’s Tyler Honeycutt was the prime national talent on display for the Nets on Thursday, but also among the auditioning NBA Draft hopefuls were a healthy crop of local products....
20 LI Costco workers share $202M Powerball jackpot
MELVILLE, N.Y. — The 20 oversized checks, each made out for $201.9 million, seemed appropriate for these lottery winners. A group of 20 Long Island Costco employees calling themselves the...
GM explains why Yankees didn't call up Montero when Martin was hurt
Russell Martin returned to the lineup Thursday after missing seven of the Yankees' last eight games.But while the catcher was out with a back injury, many wondered why the Yankees...
Devils trade for AHL all-star defenseman
The Devils on Thursday acquired the AHL’s top power-play point-getting defenseman, first-team all-star Maxim Noreau, from Minnesota in exchange for Albany forward David McIntyre.Noreau, 24, has played six NHL games,...
LI police raise reward to $25,000 for information leading to serial killer
LONG ISLAND, N.Y. -- Police in Long Island, N.Y., were offering a $25,000 reward Thursday for any information that could lead to the killer, or killers, who used the scrub...
Dozens of truck tips in search for missing Indiana student Lauren Spierer
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Investigators were checking into dozens of leads about a pickup truck spotted near where a missing Indiana University student was last seen, police said Thursday, a day...
Drug kingpin busted in $1M cocaine operation
He's the alleged CEO of a $1 million drug ring -- though it's hard to tell if the "C" stands for cocaine, or cad, or both. Authorities say East Harlem...
Bernie to make first Old-TImer's Day appearance at Yankee Stadium
The Yankees released the details for this season's Old-Timers Day, which will include Bernie Williams for the first time.FROM THE YANKEES The New York Yankees announced today that over 50...
Natalee Holloway suspect to be a father
Joran van der Sloot -- the Dutch man accused in the murder of a Peruvian woman and the main suspect in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway -- has gotten his...
Rita Wilson named editor of 'Huff/Post 40' site
LOS ANGELES — The Huffington Post is launching a new site aimed at the baby boomer generation, and Rita Wilson will direct its vision and content. AOL Huffington Post Media...
Gardner's hit in 12th gives Yankees sweep of Rangers
A day before making a start that would shape his whole career, Brian Gordon wandered across the street from Yankee Stadium to a park where he could play catch. At...
Oprah Winfrey admits 'bumps' in launching cable venture
CHICAGO -- Oprah Winfrey said Thursday that if she could go back in time she would have done things differently in launching her cable network, Deadline reported. "I'd probably do...
Giants' Super Bowl hero Tyree says same-sex marriage would lead to 'anarchy'
Former Giants wide receiver David Tyree -- best known for making a catch against his helmet during Super Bowl XLII -- spoke out against gay marriage Wednesday, claiming it is...
Slavery for tomatoes in Florida
Tomatoland is Barry Estabrook's expose of what's wrong with the Tomato industry. Not least is the fact that illegal immigrants are working and living in slavery-like conditions. In this excerpt...
Skylanders Spyro's Adventure: A gaming innovation
Innovation is the name of the game (pun intended) in the gaming industry today. From motion sensor controls to online communities, games are constantly changing and adapting to the needs...
A-Rod out; Martin, Posada in Yankees lineup
Alex Rodriguez, the only Yankees starter not to get a hit in Wednesday night’s 12-4 romp of the Rangers, gets the day off on Thursday.Ramiro Pena starts at third base,...
Umenyiora says Giants GM lied to him about new contract
The on-again, off-again hostility and controversy that has characterized Osi Umenyiora’s tenure with the Giants has hit a fever pitch with his claim that general manager Jerry Reese did not...
J.K. Rowling intrigues fans with 'Pottermore' website
LONDON -- Author J. K. Rowling sent Harry Potter fans flocking to a mysterious website called "Pottermore" Thursday. The new website -- pottermore.com -- simply features the words "Pottermore... Coming...
Smithsonian to show Sept. 11 objects, programs
WASHINGTON — More than 50 objects from the three sites of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks will go on view at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History 10 years...
SI teacher accused of having relationship with student turns self in
The Staten Island Catholic high-school teacher accused of carrying on an inappropriate relationship with a 16-year-old student was arraigned today on charges of sexual abuse and endangering the welfare of...
VIDEO: Canucks fans riot after team loses Cup
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Almost 150 people required hospital treatment and close to 100 were arrested after rioters swept through downtown Vancouver following a Canucks loss to the Boston Bruins...
Macy’s deal with 4,000 metro New York union workers averts a strike
After an all-night bargaining session with workers threatening to strike beginning today over wages, hours and benefits, Macy’s reached a tentative deal to avert a walkout at its New York-area...
Weiner steps down following sexting scandal
Randy Rep. Anthony Weiner has finally stepped down. After informing House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi and other key party leaders of his decision, Weiner made the announcement this afternoon during...
'Daily Show' targets SI senator during segment on gay marriage vote
ALBANY – Staten Island Republican – potential same-sex marriage tiebreaker – Andrew Lanza found himself in Jon Stewart's crosshairs last night, as the influential comedic host of “The Daily Show”...
Citigroup says hacking affected 360K credit cards
Citigroup said that about 360,000 credit card customers were affected by last month's hacking attack, or nearly double the number previously indicated by the bank. In a statement "to our...
Mets GM says he'll consider Kazmir; Yankees unsure
ATLANTA – The Mets' recent surge to .500, which they reached again Wednesday night with a 4-0 win over the Braves, has been built largely on the team's inexplicably successful...
LIVE: Open leaderboard
Follow third-round leader Rory McIlroy, defending champ Graeme McDowell and the rest of the U.S. Open field from Congressional in Bethesda, Md.
Charges downgraded on Titans receiver Britt
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — A New Jersey judge on Thursday downgraded three charges against Tennessee Titans wide receiver Kenny Britt for offenses stemming from his second recent arrest in the...
Libya: Area near Khadafy compound struck in raid
TRIPOLI, Libya — Hours after NATO airstrikes pounded the area near Libyan leader Moammar Khadafy's compound again before dawn Thursday, Russia's envoy to Libya turned up at a bombing site...
Al Qaeda appoints Ayman al Zawahiri as new leader
DUBAI -- Al Qaeda Thursday appointed Egyptian-born surgeon Ayman al Zawahiri to succeed Osama bin Laden as head of the terror network and vowed to continue its "jihad" against the...
Five men under arrest for 'beating' son, father in Long Island robbery
LAWRENCE, N.Y. — Five men are under arrest for allegedly punching and kicking a 22-year-old Long Island man and beating his father unconscious when he came to his aid. Nassau...
California lawmakers covered in shame
A fight broke out on the floor of the California state assembly between lawmakers debating the state's new budget. And that isn't even the most embarrassing part of the deal...
Americans have to make this the U.S. Open again
BETHESDA, Md. — The national championship of golf is being played just outside our nation’s capital, lending a patriotic theme to the 111th U.S. Open, which begins today at Congressional...
PSAL, CHSAA baseball rosters released for second annual Mayor's Cup all-star game
Myself and colleague Dylan Butler spend much of the spring debating what league is better, the PSAL or the CHSAA. Being the PSAL guy, I always go with the public...
Nunez, Pena help Yankees top Rangers
The Yankees have $46 million invested in the starting left side of their infield this season, but it was the bargain-bin replacements they played there last night that paid big...
Ford hosting Knicks clinic, basketball camp
The Knicks and Liberty are holding a basketball skills clinic Friday night at Bishop Ford for boys and girls players between the ages of 7 and 17. Appearances will be...
Ripken thinks Yankees shouldn't have put Jeter on DL
Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. found additional reason to respect Derek Jeter and more proof that the Yankees captain's greatness remains unappreciated throughout baseball, even as he closes in...
Yankees have overcome loss of Jeter before
The last time Derek Jeter missed significant time, he was a great player in his prime. He was joined on the disabled list for the first month of the 2003...
Going from leader to winner becoming harder and harder at majors
BETHESDA, Md. — Sometime Saturday night, one or more of the players vying to win the 111th U.S. Open at Congressional will lay his head down on his pillow with...
Shinnecock site for U.S. Open in 2018
BETHESDA, Md. -- One of the worst-kept secrets in golf was released yesterday when the USGA announced that Shinnecock Hills in Southampton, L.I., will host the 2018 U.S. Open. Becoming...
Qualifiers add flavor to U.S. Open
BETHESDA, Md. -- They're not likely to win the U.S. Open this week at Congressional. Most, in fact, will have a difficult time merely making the cut. But part of...
Hornets handball on top of the heap
Midwood is the capital of handball in the PSAL. The Hornets boys team won their third title in four years last month and the girls earned the top seed in...
Single lady
NY1 traffic reporter Jamie Shupak was living in the West Village with her fiance, whom she’d been with for 10 years, when he suddenly began expressing uncertainty about marriage. It...
Just sold!
Manhattan FIDI $3,800,000 15 Broad St. Three-bedroom, four-bath duplex penthouse condo, 3,216 square feet, with windowed kitchen, marble bath with Philippe Starck-designed fixtures, home office, 17 closets and Bosch washer/dryer;...
Matured Stokes benefits from Tiny's tough love
Shaquille Stokes took the microphone at the PSAL’s Wingate Awards dinner, looked over at Dwayne (Tiny) Morton and began his speech. Before he thanked his teammates and his parents, before...
The Post's All-Queens softball honors
As usual, Queens was one of the top softball boroughs, but it even topped itself this season. Archbishop Molloy took home its first-ever CHSAA state title after winning a third...
Jiau had secrets club in '07
During a walk on the California campus of chipmaker Nvidia in 2007, technology consultant Winifred Jiau invited a friend to form a "club" to share corporate financial secrets, the jury...
Macy's talks in overtime
Macy's was in hard-knuckle talks with union officials last night that stretched into the wee hours this morning, past the midnight deadline in hopes of averting a strike at New...
Porn again in the NFL
The NFL is investigating possible trademark infringement involving five players who appeared in an ad for a party at a Miami Beach nightclub. The party also included appearances by porn...
No stock reason for ups, downs
Let's cut through all the nonsense and Wall Street doubletalk. The stock market didn't rise 1 percent on Tuesday because there was a sudden burst of optimism about the world...
Boutique building beckons
In a rare downtown offering, a 32-story boutique office building at 55 Broadway is on the market with pricing expected to reach around $140 million -- or $375 a square...
Pandora IPO is shaky right out of the box
Investors didn't tune in long to Pandora's public debut. Yesterday, the Web radio company became the latest tech upstart to hit Wall Street, but it didn't have quite the same...
Bad broker catches a big break
A crooked ex-Credit Suisse broker won a partial victory yesterday when a Manhattan appeals court tossed his conviction for securities fraud -- but said he was still guilty of conspiracy...
New Grassley fire
Not so fast, Mary Schapiro. A Washington lawmaker continued to hound the Securities and Exchange Commission chief yesterday for information about how the agency handled tips concerning suspicious trading at...
Business briefs
New deadline Philip Falcone's Light Squared wireless venture won an extension from the feds to submit a study said to show the service would cause widespread disruption to GPS de...
Einhorn has $1 option to take control of Mets
For a buck, he can step right up and control the Mets. Hedge fund honcho David Einhorn could gain control of the struggling team in three years for $1 under...
Passion for plus-size growing in Big Apple
Full Figured Fashion Week is back -- and it has grown a few sizes. The Big Apple's third annual event for plus-size women's clothing kicked off yesterday and is set...
Marts' Greek fury
Wall Street is getting euro-trashed. Stocks tumbled yesterday -- wiping out more than $400 billion here in just hours -- as Europe's failure to craft a rescue plan for nearly...
Topeka-hating Payless chief Rubel is not in Kansas anymore
Collective Brands, the shoe giant that owns the Payless chain, has given its CEO the boot. Matt Rubel -- a former Nike executive who took the helm of the company...
Vanderbeek in talks to take full ownership of Devils
Billionaire Ray Chambers, tired of digging into his pockets over the years to fund the money-losing Devils, is in talks to sell his piece of the NHL team to his...
Rent out of shape
It’s baaaack! After four years of negotiable rents, concessions galore and more than one false claim of resurgence, the rental market has recovered. According to Citi Habitats’ May 2011 analysis,...
Phoenicia rise
Phoenicia, a tiny Catskill Mountain hamlet set in a lush valley 120 miles northwest of Manhattan, has a frontier feel. This second-home rural outpost still has its rough edges despite...
Ace place
He’s no longer captain of the New York Mets, but retired reliever John Franco still has a house fit for a king. The legendary lefty’s Staten Island home, on Cliffwood...
Al Qaeda's US hit list
Al Qaeda reportedly has posted the names of 40 prominent Americans in media, government and industry on its hit list. The list -- posted on a jihadi Web site --...
Rent deal rejected
ALBANY -- Rent regulations technically expired a minute after midnight for more than 2 million New York City residents after Senate Democrats nixed a temporary extension that was negotiated by...
Trader Joe's pad Thai that led to 'aisle assault' not worth a fight
Bad Thai. Very bad. Down, Marcella! Trader Joe's frozen vegan pad Thai -- the product that made acquitted aisle-assaulter Marcella Caprario slap-happy -- wouldn't be worth a fight even in...
Amityville woman horrified to find garbage in father's ashes
She was expecting ash -- not trash. A Long Island woman was horrified to find a bizarre bunch of garbage in her father's ashes, including ballpoint-pen springs, glass shards, metal...
Cop's car-stop sex rap
A pervy Nassau cop who pulled over a carload of young women forced one of the passengers to touch him sexually in exchange for keeping the driver out of jail,...
Terrifying slay plot vs. Joss
British cops nabbed two bloodthirsty fiends -- armed with swords, rope and a body bag -- who were planning to rob and kill soul singer Joss Stone, it was reported...
NYPD Daily Blotter
The Bronx Three teens assaulted and robbed a man in Morrisania, authorities said. Sade Everette, 18, Jateik Reed, 18, and Carl Henegain, 14, were arrested after they allegedly punched and...
Ready for your close-up, John?
What, me worry? Philandering John Edwards looks like he hasn't a care in the world as he slaps on a robotic grin for a mug shot taken after being busted...
Coltrane home on danger list
The modest Long Island home where jazzman John Coltrane composed his masterpiece album "A Love Supreme" was added to a list of endangered places yesterday by the National Trust for...
Judge to texter: ur so bu$ted
A juror who caused a mistrial in a Queens rape case when he texted a pal about deliberations was slapped with a $1,000 fine yesterday. "I apologize to the court,...
Bernie car trouble
A vintage sports car that helped drive Ponzi king Bernard Madoff's victims to ruin will be put up for auction in August, a Manhattan bankruptcy judge ordered yesterday. Madoff's brother,...
57 too old at Cipriani: suit
Cipriani restaurant is trying to dump one of its senior waiters like day-old veal, according to a lawsuit filed yesterday. The owner of the upscale eatery "wants to get rid...
Grandson 'remains' 2-slay suspect
One corpse was left under a Brooklyn bed; another -- his own grandmother's -- was stuffed into a Harlem clothes closet. Bodies seem to turn up hither and yon in...
Air-rage gal is sprung
A woman who became abusive during a boozy midair meltdown and bit an FBI agent trying to restrain her was sentenced to five years probation yesterday. Kim Goodwine, 39, a...
'Plotters' dodge life
Two immigrants charged with plotting to blow up a Riverdale synagogue will face more than 30 years in jail if convicted -- but not life, authorities said yesterday. Ahmed Ferhani...
Islamic House battle
WASHINGTON -- Islamic radicalization in prisons continues to be a concern among law enforcement officials across the United States, and countering it should not be a partisan issue, the top...
Gabby's home
HOUSTON -- Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was released from a Houston hospital yesterday, five months after being shot in the head during a political event. Giffords will move to League...
Vanish night
New security-camera images of a Westchester student who vanished from Indiana University nearly two weeks ago show an upbeat college kid eager for a night out, cops and relatives said...
Play's the hook of Mormons
The Mormon Church is going on a Big Apple ad blitz in the hope that Broadway's megahit about the religion will pack its churches the way the musical is packing...
Net nabe's 'park' perk
The dream of city residential-parking permits could become reality for neighbors of the planned Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Christopher Hrones, the Department of Transportation's Downtown Brooklyn coordinator, said the agency...
Christie rules out gay marriage in New Jersey
New York may be moving toward legalizing gay marriage, but don't expect the Garden State to follow suit. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie yesterday said he's opposed to same-sex marriages...
City lawsuit tab: $520M
The city paid $520.6 million in personal-injury and property-damage settlements in the 2010 fiscal year, 7 percent less than the previous year, Comptroller John Liu reported yesterday. Three agencies accounted...
Manhattan socialite busted for 'stealing' $11,000 scarf
A beautiful Manhattan socialite who once caught Prince Andrew's amorous eye has gone from the catwalk to the perp walk after allegedly shoplifting an $11,000 fur-lined scarf from a ritzy...
'Hot'head walks
Now her spirits are as high as her heels. "Of course, I'm extremely excited with it," gorgeous swimsuit model Jessica White said of a judge's decision yesterday largely to give...
Busted in aunt-stab
A homeless junkie was nabbed by cops yesterday for heartlessly stabbing his elderly aunt in the head inside her Harlem apartment, cops said. Larry Brown, 57, was picked up by...
'Top' high schools' shame
Dozens of city public high schools considered high performing aren't making the grade when it comes to the state's new measure of the college readiness of its students, a Post...
Airport geese are foie goners
These geese are cooked! City officials plan to send Canada geese culled from around Kennedy and La Guardia airports to a central Pennsylvania slaughterhouse, where they'll be prepared as food,...
A win for pad Thai pummeler
Justice is served! A Manhattan judge yesterday took only 15 minutes to acquit opera singer Marcella Caprario of all charges in a wacky, diva-on-doctor slapdown over a frozen vegan pad-Thai...
So long to beach-affront pad
It's hasta la vista to the Dominican Republic -- and his tacky beachfront lounge chair -- for Rep. Charles Rangel. The embattled Harlem Democrat reported that he sold the posh...
Con: Agent hired me to shoot Tupac
A killer serving life claims he shot Tupac Shakur in 1994, fueling the bloody East-West war that defined hip-hop culture -- and New York cops want to talk to him....
Ticker shock
Rent this place and you'll never have an excuse for being late. A $23.5 million clock-tower penthouse in DUMBO was just put on the rental market, but having so much...
Pizza bigs sue for $1M slice of Village Ray's
They've been selling slices on Sixth Avenue since the '60s, but now Famous Ray's Pizza of Greenwich Village is accused of being a fake. The company that holds the trademark...
Pol's cab-snub fury
The head of the city's taxi agency got to listen in as a brazen cabby told an elected official he wasn't going to take him from Manhattan to Yonkers, no...
Anthony Weiner and Huma Abedin discuss whether congressman will resign
WASHINGTON - She's baaack! Rep. Anthony Weiner's humiliated, pregnant wife, Huma Abedin, pulled up to their Washington home before dawn yesterday after a weeklong foreign trip - and now must...
Diandra Douglas loses new 'Wall St. 2' bid
Michael Douglas' ex-wife yesterday lost -- yet again -- a bid to get a load of loot from her ex's performance in "Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps." The Manhattan...
Fancy-food hide & C-eek
It's not just greasy spoons hiding their health-inspection letter grades. Some of the most popular restaurants in the city -- including a celeb-packed SoHo brunch spot and one of famed...
Labor pains at layoff Rx
A proposal to stave off 5,600 layoffs threatened by Mayor Bloomberg by tapping a $440 million unused health-insurance fund ran into fierce opposition yesterday at a meeting of municipal labor...
Gals wheel bad drivers
Baby, you can't drive my car. Guys now have a good reason to hang on to the keys, as new research shows women are more likely to crash their cars...
Trio blasted in Deutsche closing
Three construction supervisors are to blame for two firefighters' deaths in the condemned Deutsche Bank building, prosecutors told jurors yesterday. By turning a blind eye to a break in an...
Influence peddler$ get top jobs from O
Candidate Barack Obama vowed to take on the "special interests" -- but President Obama has taken them into his administration in droves. A stunning one-third of Obama's top campaign "bundlers"...
This boob is making the breast of a bad situation
Y'all be nice. Ginger Lee walked into the Friars Club in Midtown yesterday, 110 pounds of staunch, Southern feminist, in a shirt so tight her boobs had nowhere to go...
Porno pal's down on Weiner
Poor little porn star. The pole-dancing erotic-film star whom Anthony Weiner sexted about his package -- and then allegedly told to lie about the ordeal -- whined yesterday that she's...
Jersey pension fix OK'd
New Jersey teachers and other public workers will have to cough up more money to cover health and pension benefits under an agreement announced last night by Gov. Christie and...
Dems' gay-nups OK boosts heat on GOP
ALBANY -- Divided Senate Republicans came under new pressure to vote on gay marriage yesterday after Democrats unexpectedly pushed the measure through the state Assembly, bringing it one step closer...
How ObamaCare destroys your privacy
Rep. Anthony Weiner announced this week that he's seeking treatment for sexual "addiction" -- mortifying in formation that a private person would want to keep to himself. But it soon...
Another amnesty?
History is threatening to re peat itself. Twenty-five years ago, Congress passed the Simpson-Mazzoli Act (better known among conservatives as the 1986 illegal-alien amnesty), which gave a path to citizenship...
High-stakes school war
As he won control of the city's public schools nine years ago this week, Mayor Bloomberg boldly promised: "We will not have to tolerate an incapable bureaucracy which does not...
Defining marriage: lawmakers on the spot
Thank you for standing up for traditional marriage ("A Matter of Conscience," Editorial, June 14). Despite overwhelming public support, it isn't an easy thing to do, thanks to the bullying...
Loose lips, lost lives
Pakistan's military has arrested five CIA informants said to have helped keep tabs on Osama bin Laden in the months before Navy SEALs swooped in and killed the arch-terrorist. Among...
Mayor's fading legacy
Mayor Bloomberg's dream of forever being remembered as the savior of New York's schools is in danger. And it's not just Tuesday's report by the state on the frighteningly small...
A win for Wisconsin -- and America
The state university's fight song is called "On, Wisconsin," but ever since Gov. Scott Walker and the Re publican-controlled Legislature in Madison began their epic battle with public-employee unions, it's...
You masked for it!
Speak no more. And, while we're at it, please don't steal the props, grope the performers or canoodle in dark corners. So asks the cast of "Sleep No More," the...
Troupe treats classics like the Dane of its existence
Like a lady with a big, gorgeous nose, there's no point resenting what makes you special. The Royal Danish Ballet, in New York for the first time in more than...
Soriano won't be back soon for Yankees
The return of Rafael Soriano incurred another delay this week when the $35 million setup man played catch Tuesday but was then told by the Yankees to rest his arm....
Sports shorts
TENNIS: Serena falls Serena Williams' comeback tournament at Eastbourne ended in the second round with a 3-6, 7-6 (5), 7-5 loss to top-seeded Vera Zvonareva. The No. 3-ranked Russian avenged...
Fans torch cars in Vancouver
Parked cars and garbage cans were set on fire, cars were tipped over and people threw beer bottles at giant television screens in Vancouver following the Canucks' 4-0 loss to...
Un-Bay-lievable! Jason gets 2 hits for Mets
ATLANTA -- Jason Bay returned to the Mets' lineup last night -- and finally showed signs of life. Bay, who hit sixth after sitting against the Braves' Jair Jurrjens on...
Gee, Mets blank Braves to reach .500
ATLANTA -- Sure, the Mets are back to .500 for the first time in nearly a month, but despite the low expectations people had for them this season, they are...
After 39 years, Bruins win Stanley Cup
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- While the Boston Bruins beelined across the ice to mob him at the buzzer, Tim Thomas tapped both goalposts, sank to his knees and rubbed the...
Mets' Gee keeps showing he's 'cut' above the rest
ATLANTA -- The Mets, 4-0 winners over the Braves last night at Turner Field, improved to 10-0 when Dillon Gee starts for them this season, but he wasn't able to...
USGA wants Open course tough but fair
BETHESDA, Md. -- Since Mike Davis took over setting up U.S. Open golf courses in 2006, he has gotten resounding praise. Yet this week is Davis' first as not only...
Plaxico says case 'blown out of proportion'
Former Giants receiver Plaxico Burress appeared on "Good Day New York" yesterday and spoke about his time in prison, saying he deeply regrets his actions and that he thinks society's...
Nets look 'forward' at workouts
Jeremy Tyler might have been the most intriguing story at yesterday's draft workouts for the Nets, but JaJuan Johnson might have been the most intriguing talent. Tyler, 20, is a...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 p.m.Best Bet: Lightning Dragon (1st)FIRST-1 1/16 ml pc; $18,000; conditional2LightningDragon(GBrennn)1-1-24-53DanikaHanover(BHolland)5-4-66-11Avaricity(S Bouchard)2-3-35-14Easy Feelin(D Dube)6-6-58-15Pay Tribute(J Bartlett)7-3-76-16MojarraHanover(JSheehan)6-2-512-17OurGirlsChanceN(PLchnce)4-5-215-1SECOND-1 1/16 ml tr; $14,000; cond8SeeThroughIt(GBrennan)1-1-78-54SunsetGentelman(BHollnd)4-4-720-15MisterLuckyVec(CManzi)7-4-78-11BlackLicorice(BMattison)5-1-915-12SmoothMuscles(SBouchard)6-2-14-13Thro Time(D Dube)5-3-98-16Rees's Racer(J Bartlett)2-8-510-17Play Fair(P Lachance)4-6-66-1THIRD-mile trot;...
Bill Smith At Meadowlands
Post time: 7:00 p.m.Best Bet: Waldy Jimmy (5th)FIRST-mile; trot; $10,000; conditional9Bristles Winner(B Sears)3-2-47-21UltimateLindy(JJohnson)1-5-83-110ChineseCuisine(RPierce)4-4-312-12Buzz Bomb(J Meittinis)5-3-89-23Mailman Bob(A Miller)7-6-715-14NewYorkColossus(YGingrs)10-1-68-15InNominePatri(TTetrick)5-4-28-16TheTripleLindy(SAllard)4-6-26-17CelebrityThundr(MLchnce)5-6-515-18Darlacon Man(J Plutino)7-7-415-1SECOND-mile; trot; $10,000; conditional5CabaretPrincess(RPierce)3-2-35-27DixielandDelite(AMiller)9-1-46-11Southwind Amiga(B Sears)2-5-53-12Stewardess(M Lachance)2-4-38-13Nordic De Vie(T Hagmann)3-3-58-14Andoverheelsnlv(GShlty)6-6-615-16ChocolateSlide(YGingras)2-6-25-18Love N Hate(D...
Tomorrow's Belmont Entries
Post Time: 1:00 pm All horses appear in post position order FIRST 1m; $28,000; cl($25,000); 3up (f&m) PN Horse Wt. Jockey Last 3 Trainer Odds 1 Alpha Nova(L),117 A Garcia...
Maragh gets days
Jockey Rajiv Maragh was suspended 10 days yesterday by the stewards, but got it reduced to seven because he declined to appeal, for careless riding in Saturday's Belmont Stakes, when...
Delaware Results
FIRST-6f; $16,000; clm; 3up; (f&m)1SmmrWndHly (Bttla) 14.005.003.608Anna's Gin (Whicre)4.603.006Dn'tTllMeTht (Mntnz)2.60 Off 1:16. Time 1:13.21. Fast. * $1 Exacta (1-8) $28.90 * $0.1 Superfecta (1-8-6-7) $41.08 * $1 Trifecta (1-8-6) $73.50Winner...
No ban for PSAL hoops
It is business as usual for New York City high school basketball as CHSAA schools have been cleared to schedule PSAL programs in scrimmages, non-league games and tournaments following a...
Giants' Coughlin ignores Burress bash
Tom Coughlin heard what Plaxico Burress had to say about him this week. He's just choosing to ignore it. Burress described his relationship with the Giants coach as "ambivalent" in...
Jets players end secret three-day camp
The usually spotlight-hogging Jets decided to fly under the radar this week. Led by Mark Sanchez, more than 40 locked-out members of Gang Green wrapped up three days of covert,...
Jets' Revis tempers optimism regarding labor war
Darrelle Revis was one of the leaders of the Jets' 40-player group that practiced on their own at FDU-Madison to stay sharp during the NFL lockout. But just because the...
Knicks' Stoudemire needs remedy for sore back
Amar'e Stoudemire, at a promotional event for a headache remedy, said he has his own aches and pains -- with his back. Stoudemire said he still hasn't recovered 100 percent...
Today's Sports on Air
Baseball12:30 p.m.Orioles at Blue JaysMLBN1 p.m.Rangers at YankeesYES, WCBS (880 AM)2 p.m.Brewers at CubsWGN7 p.m.Red Sox at RaysMLBN7 p.m.Mets at PiratesSNY, WFAN (660 AM)Golf10 a.m.PGA: US Open, first roundESPN3 p.m.PGA:...
Yankees ready to give ball to Gordon
It's been years since Brian Gordon has pitched in the majors. It also has been years since Gordon's even been in New York. Today, the right-hander will be the Yankees'...
Beckett's one-hitter slays Rays
Josh Beckett pitched a one-hitter and Kevin Youkilis hit a three-run homer to lead the Red Sox to a 3-0 victory over the Rays last night in St. Petersburg. Beckett...
Hondo tries a trey
Hondo hit with the Metamucils, Pirates and Twins last night and could have walked away with a four- bagger if the Marlins hadn't pulled a major gag job in Philly....
Affrunti's Calder Grade
Post Time: 12:30 pm. FIRST-6f; $12,900; mdn cl($16,000); 3up; (f&m) 1-She'sFrshy 15-1 2-Mrs.SendaM 5-1 3-Sixty Acres 6-5 4-RoyalKatrn 20-1 6-Poppn'sPrd 8-1 5-Trpp'sVlnt 4-1 7-Three B's 10-1 8-Collyns L 6-1 SECOND-1m&70y;...
Belmont Charts
Jun. 15, 2011 Clear And Fast. Turf: Good. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST -6f; $27,000; clm; 3upOff: 1:01. Good. inside,asked 5/16pl, Trainer: Rudy RodriguezTime: 22.78, 45.09, 56.72, 1:09.18.Winner: CH G,...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYJune 16FRIJune 17SATJune 18SUNJune 19 MONJune 20 TUEJune 21WEDJune 22YankeesTexas1:05TV -- YES NetworkRadio--WCBS 880 AMCubs2:20YESWCBSCubs4:10FOXWCBSCubs8:05ESPNWCBSCin.7:10YESWCBSCin.7:10WWORWCBSCin.12:35YESWCBSMetsAtlanta7:10TV -- SportsNet NYRadio--WFAN 660 AMAna.7:10SNYWFANAna.7:10WPIXWFANAna.1:10WPIXWFANNOGAMEOak.7:10SNYWFANOak.7:10SNYWFANLibertyNOGAMEChi.8:30No TVNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEL.A.10:00ESPN2NOGAMERed BullsNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEPort.10:00MSG+WQBUNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMESiyanksNOGAMEBklyn.7:00No TVBklyn.6:30No TVBklyn.5:00No TVH.V7:05No TVH.V7:00No TVH.V6:35No TVCyclonesNOGAMES.I.7:00No TVWKRBS.I.6:30No TVWKRBS.I.5:00No...
Retired at 6
Kiddie pageant princess Eden Wood is hanging up her crown. The prize-winning pre-schooler -- featured on last night's season premiere of TLC's "Toddlers & Tiaras" -- is taking a break...
92-inch TV biggest out there
There's a new super-sized TV in town. Mitsubishi has revealed the latest addition to its Diamond TV series and -- at a whopping 92-inches -- it's a behemoth. The new...
Changing tunes
VH1's iconic "Behind the Music" series is back for its 11th season -- different in some ways, but still underscored by that tug-at-the-heartstrings melodrama that's made it a pop-culture touchstone....
'Great' joint closes
'America's Next Great Restaurant" wasn't so great after all. The New York outpost of Soul Daddy closed its doors on Tuesday, after a mere one-month stint at the South Street...
Starr report
"CBS Sunday Morning" has snared the first TV interview with Tom Hanks, who'll be all over the tube next week to promote his new movie, "Larry Crowne." Hanks, who stars...
Drama mama
Three dramas that Mama wouldn't normally watch are featuring guest stars whom Mama can't resist tuning in for this week: * "Franklin & Bash" (Wednesday, 9 p.m., TNT) This frat-brother...
Snake charmers
Nine months ago, Terri Silacci had snakes on the brain. The 40-year-old nail technician prided herself on keeping her finger on the pulse of the latest nail trends — painting...
Weird but true
This protective kid is pretty good with a blade. A 9-year-old Milwaukee grade-schooler sprang into action when she saw her mom's ex-lover holding a knife to the woman's throat. The...
Dozo track duo share in Wingate honors
Claudia Francis and Chamique Francis got to enjoy one more accomplishment together. The Benjamin Cardozo stars (no relation) have been competing side by side since they were 7 years old....
Past, present come together as SFP wins ninth straight CHSAA handball crown
St. Francis Prep’s past never had a bigger impact on its present until this year. It’s near decade of handball dominance has brought with it plenty of expectations and pressure...
Bergtraum's Gomez 'shocked' to take home Wingate
In a world where sixth and seventh graders are being ranked by recruiting services and an eighth grader’s recruitment to a high school feels like a college process, Ashley Gomez...
Boston Bruins win first Stanley Cup since 1972
VANCOUVER -- The Boston Bruins beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-0 in Game 7 Wednesday night to win their first Stanley Cup since 1972. Boston center Patrice Bergeron scored the opening...
New leg turns New Yorker into bionic man
These days it costs a lot less than $6 million to become a bionic man. A prosthetic leg company has come out with a bionic leg that uses a knee...
Corrections officers and cook on Rikers arrested for smuggling drugs:officials
A Rikers Island correction officer and a prison cook were busted today for smuggling fake Oxycodone pills to prisoners in a sting operation, authorities said. Corrections officer Mark Howard, 43,...
Moore Catholic's Salaycik signs with Felician
It didn’t take long for Alex Salaycik to leave Felician College smiling. During an open gym workout this spring the Moore Catholic forward got her first compliment from Golden Falcons...
Jimmer, Kemba work out for Jazz
SALT LAKE CITY -- Kemba Walker and Jimmer Fredette never made it onto the same court during their last year of college hoops. It finally happened behind closed doors at...
Convict claims he shot Tupac Shakur in 1994 at talent agent's direction
A killer serving life claims he shot Tupac Shakur in 1994, fueling the bloody East-West war that defined hip-hop culture — and New York cops want to talk to him....