March 7, 2012
CANN'S CORNER: Jets should pass on Manning
If I’m wrong on this I’m sure to get my share of “you-are-an-idiot’’ emails for this, but I truly believe the Jets' so-called interest in Peyton Manning is a smokescreen...
'Housewives' creator says note cards prove he was going to kill off Sheridan character
LOS ANGELES -- “Desperate Housewives” creator Marc Cherry told jurors today he has the paper trail showing that he planned to kill off Nicollette Sheridan’s character, five months before the...
Long Island man busted with arsenal of weapons and drugs in home
A thriving crop of marijuana plants, an arsenal of guns, pipe bombs, grenades and enough explosives to potentially level an entire block were uncovered by officers investigating a report of...
Georgetown defeats Pittsburgh at Big East tournament
Pittsburgh isn’t used to having a season end anywhere but in the NCAA tournament. The Panthers’ run of 10 straight appearances in the field that determines the national champion —...
Santana feels fine after Mets debut
Mets pitcher Johan Santana felt fine a day after pitching two innings against the Cardinals in his first game action since Sept. 2, 2010.“He felt good,” Terry Collins said. “No...
TLC cancels 'All-American Muslim' due to poor ratings
TLC has canceled "All-American Muslim" due to the reality show's poor ratings, the Detroit Free Press reported Wednesday. The program, which ran for one season from Nov. 13 to Jan....
Mets defeat Reyes-free Marlins
JUPITER, Fla. -- Jonathon Niese admitted he was anxious during pregame warmups for his first start. He thought it was a good thing. Niese used that nervous energy to pitch...
Heat star Wade tweets Manning about Dolphins
MIAMI -- Dwyane Wade is recruiting again, and he’s chasing Peyton Manning. The Miami Heat guard tweeted that Manning would look great in a Miami Dolphins uniform, saying so Wednesday...
Kuroda allows 3 runs in Yankees debut
TAMPA -- Hiroki Kuroda allowed three runs and three hits over two innings during his Yankees’ debut Wednesday, a 4-0 loss to the Rays. “The most important thing that I...
This week's calendar: March 8 to 14
Thursday, March 8 Show Time: Raising the Curtain on Design Events Fairs, exhibitions, competitions, pop-ups are the lifeblood of the American design publicity and creativity machine. Four New York impresarios...
XCOM: Enemy Unknown impressions
It’s been 15 years since a XCOM game has graced a console or PC, but the wait is finally over with the upcoming release of XCOM: Enemy Unknown later this...
Giants coach says bounties have 'no place in the game'
Tom Coughlin always insists his Giants win the physical battle, but that is a far cry from the bounty system put in place by the Saints, a system that paid...
Carlos Slim tops Forbes list of world's richest people
Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim is the world's richest man, Forbes magazine announced Tuesday in its annual listing of the world's wealthiest people. Topping the list for a second year in...
Jets' free agency needs: defensive line
This is the sixth part in a nine-part series examining the Jets' needs position by position as free agency begins. Today, the defensive line. DEFENSIVE LINE Currently on roster: Sione...
Mario Batali, partner to fork over $5.25M to waiters in tip dispute
Celebrity chef Mario Batali has agreed to fork over a whopping $5.25 million to settle tip-skimming allegations at eight Italian-style restaurants he co-owns with business partner Joseph Bastianich. The pending...
UConn defeats West Virginia at Big East tournament
Five wins in five days was about to be replaced by five days of agony for UConn. That was before Shabazz Napier did his best Kemba Walker impersonation and led...
Bx. teen indicted on iPhone theft, assault charges dropped
A battery of assault and drug charges that were filed against a Bronx teen whose beating by four cops was captured on a cell phone video were dropped by Bronx...
Cops arrest demonstrators in front of Gov. Cuomo's Midtown office
Cops arrested 14 protesters today for occupying the entryway of Gov. Cuomo’s Midtown office, authorities said. The demonstrators stormed the office building on Third Avenue and 40th Street at 12...
Temple to join Big East football this season
PHILADELPHIA -- Temple will join the Big East Conference for football next season and all other sports in 2013. The Owls football program played in the Mid-American Conference last season,...
MLB 2K12 Review
The selection of Justin Verlander as the cover athlete for MLB 2K12 illustrates what most gamers will think after playing this game. It’s very good, but not perfect.Verlander, who most...
MLB ’12 The Show Review
With spring training in full swing, gamers who want to get their baseball fix in a little early can get a full taste of the national pastime with MLB ’12...
Rangers' Dubinsky has sinus trouble, not hand injury
The injury to Rangers forward Brandon Dubinsky has changed overnight, according to coach John Tortorella. After Dubinsky left the Rangers’ 4-1 loss to the Devils on Tuesday after a first-period...
'Madam's' hubby commended for heroism by President Bush in 1991
The last time the hunky husband of accused "Mommy Madam" Anna Gristina was in the media spotlight, it was 1991, and the president was commending his heroism. "President Bush sent...
Apple reveals new iPad; available for pre-order immediately
Apple unveiled the new iPad today at an event in San Francisco, saying the latest version will take the tablet to a "whole new level." Apple CEO Tim Cook said...
Morgan Stanley ID's broker as 'madam's' potential mystery investor
Investment giant Morgan Stanley has identified one of its brokers as the mystery man who was in talks with accused Upper East Side madam Anna Gristina allegedly about setting up...
Obama to outline incentives to promote development of fuel-efficient cars
MOUNT HOLLY, N.C. — President Barack Obama will outline incentives to promote development of more fuel-efficient cars and to make it easier for people to buy and operate next-generation vehicles...
Fed considering new type of bond-buying program designed to subdue inflation
Federal Reserve officials are considering a new type of bond-buying program designed to subdue worries about future inflation if they decide to take new steps to boost the economy in...
Jets will pursue Manning after Colts officially release QB
Peyton Manning is no longer a member of the Indianapolis Colts. The team announced Wednesday it has released the four-time NFL MVP, meaning the quarterback will become a free agent...
Amazon may be getting into original TV business
Amazon may be joining Netflix, Hulu and YouTube in getting into the original TV content business.A new Amazon executive briefly listed his title on LinkedIn as "Vice-President of Original Television"...
Obama and Libyan prime minister hold unannounced meeting at White House
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama and Libyan Prime Minister Abdurrahim ElKeib held a previously unannounced meeting Wednesday at the White House, where the president emphasized the need for proceeding with...
Hacker group Anonymous takes down Vatican website
ROME -- The hacking group Anonymous took down the Vatican website on Wednesday, saying it was targeting the "corrupt" Catholic Church, a day after a high-profile bust of the group's...
Proview creditors stake claim on 'IPAD' trademark
BEIJING -- Bank of China Ltd. and several other creditors of Proview Technology Shenzhen Co. said Wednesday that the "IPAD" trademarks belong to them and not to Proview, potentially complicating...
3UP: Santana, Mets prospects, Pineda
1. In today’s Post, I wrote this column about Johan Santana’s first spring start, which brought both elation and hesitation because of what is still ahead.Look, if this were the...
Peyton going to Jets would be 'fun,' Eli says
Eli Manning said older brother Peyton coming to play for the Jets will be “fun.’’Well, at least that’s what he said he thought last month, when Peyton was still with...
Dennis Kucinich loses Ohio congressional primary to Rep. Marcy Kaptur
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Veteran Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur defeated longtime Washington colleague Dennis Kucinich Tuesday in a bruising Ohio showdown made necessary by a newly drawn congressional map. She will...
Brooklyn teacher's aide indicted on sexual exploitation, child pornography charges
A federal grand jury has indicted a teacher’s aide at a Brooklyn grade school for allegedly taking videos of himself molesting a child and distributing child pornography over the Internet....
Boyfriend of B'klyn woman fatally shot before order of protection hearing a 'person of interest'
A young Brooklyn woman was fatally shot today right before she was due to obtain a new restraining order against a stalker boyfriend—who is now being sought by authorities as...
Video of cops quizzing ex-Rutgers student shown to jurors, admits spying on roommate
A former Rutgers student said "yes" when asked by investigators if he'd violated his roommate's privacy by using a webcam to watch him in an intimate moment with another man,...
Money manager, husband plead guilty to defrauding thousands from AIG and Deutsche Bank
A former AIG and Deutsche Bank managing director and her husband pleaded guilty yesterday in Manhattan federal court for defrauding money from both companies in order to run their upstate...
Netflix in talks with cable operators to add streaming service to their offerings: report
Netflix Chief Executive Reed Hastings has quietly met with some of the largest U.S. cable companies in recent weeks to discuss adding the online movie streaming service to their cable...
Romney says he's ready to fight to nomination after Super Tuesday wins
WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney said Wednesday he's "prepared to fight all the way" to become the Republican presidential nominee after a strong showing on the biggest night of the GOP...
Ex-Citigroup banker convicted in Indonesia fraud case
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- The private banker at the center of an embezzlement scandal involving Citigroup in Indonesia was convicted of fraud Wednesday in a case that dealt a blow to the US...
Pataki endorses Mitt as Romney holds lead among NY GOPers: poll
ALBANY -- Mitt Romney holds a comfortable lead among New York Republicans with the Empire State's presidential primary less than two months away, a new poll shows. But President Obama...
NYC tourism has new goal: 55M annual visitors
New York City's tourism agency has a new annual goal of 55 million visitors by 2015, and it's planning to reach that by appealing to a specific demographic: young people....
Private-sector jobs rise 216,000 in February, ADP says
ROSELAND, N.J. -- US private-sector payrolls increased 216,000 in February, led by the service-providing sector and small businesses, according to the ADP employment report released Wednesday. The January gain was...
'Journalist' arrested over New Delhi bomb attack on Israeli diplomat's wife
NEW DELHI -- A 50-year-old man claiming to be a journalist has been arrested in connection with last month's bomb attack on an Israeli diplomat's wife in New Delhi, the...
Samsung files fresh patent lawsuit against Apple
SEOUL -- Samsung Electronics said Wednesday it widened its patent litigation against Apple in its home country, accusing the US company of violating three more patents. The new allegations cover...
BP awards former CEO Hayward $1.1 million bonus
LONDON -- Former BP chief executive Tony Hayward received a bonus from the UK oil major last month worth about £720,000 ($1.1 million) in shares, despite his July 2010 resignation...
Italian mafia leader arrested in Spain on suspicions of running $1 billion drug-trafficking empire
JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA, Spain -- A leading Italian mafia figure suspected of running a billion-euro drug-trafficking empire was arrested in southern Spain, the ANSA news agency reported Wednesday. Giuseppe...
Six British soldiers 'missing, presumed killed' after roadside bomb in Afghanistan
LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan -- Six British soldiers were "missing, presumed killed" after a roadside bomb blast in southern Afghanistan, an incident described by Prime Minister David Cameron as marking a...
Norwegian gunman Breivik formally charged over Oslo attacks
OSLO, Norway — Anders Behring Breivik was indicted Wednesday on terror and murder charges for slaying 77 people in a bomb and shooting rampage, but prosecutors said the confessed killer...
A Jewish GOP star rises in Ohio
There is a 34-year-old, former Marine and current state treasurer who just may end up the next Senator from Ohio. Oh, and he's a Republican and He's Jewish. Meet Josh...
Better idea: Private-sector DREAM Act
Did you know there are a bunch of Silicon Valley millionaries who are trying to keep the DREAM Act alive? Think of it as a private-sector effort to fix a...
Not snow: SPIDER WEBS blanket Australian countryside
Thousands of spiders have cast eerie webs over vast areas of flood-hit Australia after being forced to seek shelter by the rising waters. Experts said the spiders may be spinning...
INSIDE CHSAA/PRIVATE GIRLS HOOPS: CHSAA playoffs family affair for Agustus, Webb
Jordan Agustus and Onia Webb settled some family business. The Mary Louis star freshman and Cardinal Spellman’s Northwestern-bound star squared off in the CHSAA Class A girls basketball city semifinals...
PSAL girls basketball playoff roundup: Ramirez drops 34 as LMU beats Tottenville
Sure, Lab Museum United was the higher seed and earned a home game. But the last time the Gators played Tottenville, they lost in a rout. That didn’t faze coach...
Rangers leave Avery out of AHL playoffs
The Rangers yesterday informed Sean Avery he will not be on the AHL Whale’s postseason roster while also instructing the winger to no longer report to the rink for club...
Gibbs provides Pittsburgh power
For Pittsburgh senior guard Ashton Gibbs, playing games at Madison Square Garden close to his home of Scotch Plains, N.J., never has been a pleasant experience in the Big East...
LIU in Northeast final tonight
LIU-Brooklyn may make magic again. After 14 years without an NCAA tournament appearance, the Blackbirds are on the verge of their second straight trip to the Big Dance, taking on...
UConn coach Calhoun enjoys comeback
After Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun had back surgery Feb. 27 to correct spinal cord issues, he was advised not to return to the bench for a few weeks. But he...
Neophyte WHEELS pulls out second straight OT win, reaches 'B' semis
WHEEELS hasn’t acted its age all year and in a hostile environment with calls going against them and their season on line, the Wolves yet again demonstrated poise and maturity...
Tiger, Rory, Phil headed for showdown at Doral
DORAL, Fla. -- Graeme McDowell wasn’t more than five minutes removed from hitting his last Honda Classic shot Sunday afternoon when he made this breathless assessment: “This golf season just...
Nets GM wants Lopez to play, not for trade
MIAMI — Even if he can’t deliver Orlando center Dwight Howard at the NBA trading deadline, Trader Billy — Nets general manager Billy King — figures to be very active....
No. 38 Bayside does it again, stunning defending champ Wings in quarters
The glass slipper still fits. “We’re the Cinderella Commodores, it’s insane,” Bayside captain Sara DeLuca said in between signing mock autographs in marker for fans with her teammates. “This is...
Nets' Stevenson says better LeBron helps Heat
MIAMI — DeShawn Stevenson just can’t seem to let it go with LeBron James. Stevenson, with the Nets after playing for Dallas last season, picks the Heat to win the...
Knicks lose to Mavericks; Anthony has 6 points
DALLAS -- Carmelo Anthony’s postgame behavior was as puzzling as his recent oncourt play. The Knicks forward scored 6 points in a 2-of-12 disaster and sat and watched the second...
Up to D’Antoni to solve Knicks' mystery mix
DALLAS — We have reached the crossroads of Mike D’Antoni’s time as the Knicks’ head coach, halfway through this seminal four-game road trip. The Knicks are a jigsaw puzzle of...
Knicks' Amar'e sheds 10 pounds on new program
DALLAS — Amar’e Stoudemire began a weight-training program 10 days ago in an attempt to shed 15 pounds, The Post has learned, and the results were evident last night. The...
Hey, Moe: Don’t go pro
Moe Harkless walked off the Garden court slowly, and eventually into the arms of his mother Rosa, who was waiting for him outside the St. John’s locker room following the...
St. John’s season over after Big East loss to Pittsburgh
If you wanted to see agony, it was there to be seen in St. John’s guard D’Angelo Harrison’s eyes as he watched Pittburgh’s Ashton Gibbs tortuously dribble off the final...
You can rebound with UConn
There's no need to panic. I lost on the first day of the Big East Tournament last year, too. Connecticut (pick ’em) over West Virginia: Riding the Huskies has worked...
Agustus, Mary Louis finish off Spellman, head to city 'A' final
Jordan Agustus sat nervously on the Mary Louis bench. The star freshman forward picked up her fourth foul midway through the third quarter unable to help her teammates as Cardinal...
CHSAA Class AA boys basketball semifinals preview
NYPost.com’s CHSAA boys basketball beat writer Marc Raimondi breaks down the Class AA semifinals, set for Wednesday night at St. John’s University. For our interactive live blog, click here. SCHEDULE...
Ratliff provides spark as Loughlin runs past St. Francis Prep
Ayana Ratliff feels she plays with a different and more effective mindset as Bishop Loughlin’s top reserve rather than as a starter where she began the year. “I just try...
CHSAA Class AA girls basketball state tournament preview
All the debate will finally be settled. By week’s end the CHSAA’s top girls basketball team will be crowned in a tournament that rivals any in the country with talent...
Together forever, Preston gets closer to first citywide title
Some coaches would consider themselves lucky to get a group as freshmen and have them stay together until senior year. John Martin can do one better. Many of his Preston...
Starr report
Tonight marks the second-season premiere of ID's "Nothing Personal: Murder For Hire," hosted by Steve Schirripa -- one of the hardest-working guys in the business who's also celebrating the fifth-season...
JUSTIN'S JOURNEY: Jenkins prepares for SATs, semifinal showdown with Jefferson
Every other week during the winter, Wings Academy’s Justin Jenkins, one of the city’s top seniors, takes us with him in his journey for a Division I scholarship and city...
PSAL Class A boys basketball quarterfinals preview
NYPost.com PSAL boys basketball beat writer breaks down this week’s Class A quarterfinals. For real-time Twitter updates, click here. SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY 5 p.m. – No. 3 Brooklyn Collegiate vs. No....
Defense leads Mott Haven past Stevenson, into 'A' quarters
Defense is the reason Mott Haven is still alive. No, really, it is. The high-scoring top seed, which often allows teammates to pile up points in bunches, limited No. 17...
Business briefs
Pandora’s ills Pandora Media, the Internet radio pioneer, fell 22 percent in after-hours trading, to $11.14, after reporting a fourth-quarter loss of $8.18 million. The stock had already lost 2.7...
Google looking to unload Motorola's TV set-top box business
This just in: The TV set-top box is on its deathbed. Google is looking to unload the set-top box business it will inherit from Motorola Mobility even before it closes...
Dowch! Street crumples under 200-pt. hit
Wall Street suffered its worst session of the year yesterday, sending the Dow down more than 200 points as jittery investors jumped on any excuse to dump stocks. Analysts said...
Google launches Play service combining music, movies, books and apps
Android boss Andy Rubin tightened his grip on Google’s growing entertainment empire yesterday with the launch of Google Play. The new service combines music, movies, books and apps into a...
Cash-strapped Forbes looks to re-fi $50M loan
Forbes Media, which went through a default and a jarring restructuring in 2009-10, is in the hunt to refinance a $50 million loan coming due in July. None of the...
New iPad expected to be faster, sharper and more expensive
Faster, sharper — and pricier. Apple is expected to wow tech geeks today with a new iPad that boasts a more powerful processor, a higher-resolution screen and, possibly, the capability...
SL Green shopping 521 Fifth stake
Our Midtown sleuths tell us that real estate investment trust SL Green Realty Corp. has hired the Eastdil Secured investment duo, Douglas Harmon and Adam Spies, to sell a stake...
Lehman leaves Chap. 11
Lehman Brothers Holdings, which filed the biggest bankruptcy in US history in 2008, said it was exiting court protection and will make its first payment to creditors on April 17....
$4.8M MS suit
The US Justice Department urged a judge to accept a $4.8 million antitrust lawsuit settlement with Morgan Stanley, over a 2006 derivative contract with KeySpan, even without an admission that...
Stanford guilty
HOUSTON — Texas financier R. Allen Stanford was once among the wealthiest men in America, with an estimated $2 billion fortune and a business and sports empire that stretched across...
Teddy Fortsmann's homes up for sale
A trophy penthouse duplex and a Southampton beach mansion that once belonged to Teddy Forstmann, the late billionaire bachelor businessman and philanthropist, are now on the market for a total...
2-faced 2-step
There he goes again. Even before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left Washington, President Obama shed the cloak of resolve against Iran and returned to spouting the mixed messages that...
Kids inspired O’s Fluke call
WASHINGTON — President Obama said yesterday that thoughts about his own daughters prompted him to phone Georgetown University law student Sandra Fluke to console her last week after Rush Limbaugh...
Iran softens on inspections
Tensions over Iran’s nuclear program eased for the first time in months yesterday after Western leaders agreed to try negotiations again, and Tehran said it may allow UN inspectors to...
Herpes-death probe of bris baby
The death of a 2-week-old baby boy who contracted herpes following an ultra-Orthodox circumcision is being investigated by the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office.A spokesman for DA Charles Hynes yesterday confirmed...
Brancato cop gets memorial
The Bronx cop who was gunned down during a burglary gone bad involving “Sopranos” actor Lillo Brancato was honored yesterday with a memorial plaque at the 40th Precinct station house.“He...
Taxi cads in $24M outrage
The taxi industry is taking the city for a ride — to the tune of $24.3 million. That’s how much the cash-strapped city is missing in unpaid fines and penalties...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan *** A mysterious, nonhazardous substance was delivered to a school and the Guggenheim Museum on the Upper East Side yesterday, authorities said. The first envelope was discovered at PS...
Gal’s rape nightmare
Two men brutally raped a woman in her Brooklyn storefront office yesterday, police sources said. The thugs, believed to be in their 20s, forced their way into a car-leasing business...
‘You’re a coward’: Slain gal’s ma slams killer at sentencing
The mother of a slain Brooklyn dancer yesterday blasted the sex fiend who suffocated her daughter after a night at a Manhattan club — yelling at him, “You’re a coward!”...
Cra$h-ring bust
NYPD Investigators have smashed a Brooklyn ring of insurance fraudsters that netted $400,000 in claims by staging fake auto accidents, authorities said yesterday. The 16 suspects busted yesterday collected payments...
Teacher in ‘art heist’
A city schoolteacher yesterday was caught stealing a piece of “art’’ from a subway train, cops said.Rookie educator James Tavaras, 34, was on a southbound No. 6 train approaching 96th...
Dentist twist in NJ fire
Dental records used to ID five members of a New Jersey family killed in a tragic fire also exposed fraud by the victims’ dentist, The Post has learned. Investigators trying...
DeMarzo mourned
Funeral services were held yesterday for James DeMarzo, president of the Newspaper and Mail Deliverers Union, who died last week at 62. DeMarzo died unexpectedly of undetermined causes last Wednesday...
Oh, yeah, spit shined
Move over, rats: A top MTA official is eyeing your favorite dining space. The floor of the Times Square subway station, which sees 182,000 pairs of feet every day, is...
Espada getting two trials
He’s soaking the taxpayers again. Lawyers for former New York Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. convinced a judge yesterday to split his corruption case into at least two distinct...
Beauty’s beau-zos
The beautiful, Russian-born personal assistant accused of swindling $1 million while working for hedge-funder Todd Meister was juggling a string of paramours — including the co-defendant boyfriend who was her...
Mob ‘Uncle’ dies
A Genovese crime-family soldier awaiting trial on racketeering and extortion charges has died after a long illness, his attorney said yesterday.Daniel “Uncle Danny” Cilenti, 84, was inducted into the family...
Jeter’s childhood house in Michigan for sale
It’ll cost you, Yankees fans, but here’s your chance to own the biggest piece of Derek Jeter memorabilia — ever. The team captain’s childhood home in Kalamazoo, Mich., is going...
Better not bank on this Willie Sutton wannabe
A bandit who aspired to be a modern-day Willie “The Actor” Sutton — a role for which he was definitely not suited — pleaded guilty yesterday to bank robbery.Jesse Hippolite,...
Liu’s belabored
Cracks in Comptroller John Liu’s union support over the straw-donor fund-raising scandal are beginning to show. Sources with ties to the labor movement are now publicly saying Liu could be...
$336M Bible marker
CRANSTON, RI — An 81-year-old Rhode Island woman won last month’s $336.4 million Powerball jackpot, sleeping with the winning ticket in her Bible until coming forward to claim the sixth-largest...
Estrogen a ‘cancer aid’
LONDON — Women who take estrogen for menopausal symptoms after a hysterectomy may face lower breast-cancer risks, according to new analysis of a landmark study. The women who took estrogen-only...
Channel 4 booting anchorwoman Sue Simmons after 32 years
After more than three decades, WNBC/Channel 4 is tossing anchorwoman Sue Simmons overboard. Last week, the station gave her the bad news that her contract would not be renewed —...
UES madam had millionaire clients, led life of suburban mom
She ferried her kids to band practice, attended parent-teacher conferences and cared for the family’s menagerie of rescued dogs and pot-bellied pigs. But unlike other suburban housewives, Anna Gristina, 44,...
Call girl says Manhattan 'madam's' law-enforcement sources tipped her off about busts
A call girl who once worked for Manhattan “Madam” Anna Gristina said her boss had well-placed law-enforcement sources tipping her off about upcoming brothel busts, which is how the operation...
Gov’s reform bid takes blow from both parties
ALBANY — Top state lawmakers from both sides of the aisle threw cold water on Gov. Cuomo’s proposed pension overhaul yesterday. The Legislature’s top Democrat told Cuomo to work out...
Eateries making the grade
Restaurant grades are making the city healthier and wealthier, Mayor Bloomberg proclaimed yesterday. Armed with data gleaned from the 20-month-old cleanliness scoring system for food establishments, the mayor announced that...
WTC tower ‘reception’
The owners of the under-construction World Trade Center tower want to install an antenna to attract radio and TV stations currently broadcasting from the Empire State Building. The senior vice...
Ax looms for Turner’s seat
Republican Rep. Bob Turner’s Queens-Brooklyn congressional seat — formerly occupied by Democrat Anthony Weiner — would be eliminated under a redistricting plan unveiled by a federal judge yesterday. The state...
Hack pack whack
Federal agents yesterday pulled the plug on an international computer-hacking ring run out of an apartment in a Lower East Side public-housing project after its leader ratted out his partners,...
Twist in Rutgers ‘spy’ trial
Someone was watching the watcher. While Tyler Clementi’s Rutgers dorm mate was spying on him with a Web cam, Clementi was keeping tabs on his roomie, monitoring his Twitter posts...
Moss’ Six appeal
Hello, Leggy Olson! Elisabeth Moss, who plays dowdy ad exec Peggy Olson on the hit show “Mad Men,” reveals a sexy new persona on the cover of tomorrow’s Page Six...
Mitt squeaks out Ohio win
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio – Mitt Romney yesterday eked out a narrow victory in the blue-collar battleground state of Ohio, claiming that big prize on Super Tuesday but winning it ugly. Trading...
The insincere push to crush Rush
The people who want to drive Rush Limbaugh off the air aren’t assuaged or persuaded by his apology over the weekend. They say he wasn’t sincere: He only apologized for...
A shiv to the military
So men and women who faced death at Fallujah or Kandahar or Desert Storm are now to face death panels at home? That’s the upshot of the administration’s plans for...
Obama’s Cardinal sin: dissing religious liberty
The Issue: Cardinal Dolan’s opposition, on behalf of US Catholics, to ObamaCare’s contraception mandate. *** God bless Cardinal Timothy Dolan (“There’ll Be Hell To Pay,” March 4). I pray that...
Silver’s candor
Assembly Speaker Shelly Silver yesterday was cold-bloodedly honest about pension reform: It won’t happen without the unions’ blessing. That is to say: It won’t happen at all. Even if government...
On second thought
President Obama spent Sunday night reassuring Jewish voters that when it comes to Israel’s confrontation with Iran, he’ll always “have Israel’s back.” But things change quickly in Obamaland — so...
Mom, we shrank NY
The drama surrounding redistricting this week — in which New York must redraw the boundaries of our congressional districts to account for population changes — hides a larger, sadder drama:...
Undoing Andrew
Sheldon Silver has been speaker of the New York Assembly for going on 19 years now, and not for a moment of his tenure has he been his own man....
Doubt dogging Romney
So Mitt Romney finally seems to have squeaked out a decent Super Tuesday last night after hours in which it looked like he was going to be humiliated with losses...
Concrete jungle
One night in 1998, Chuck Zito — former president of the New York chapter of the Hells Angels — ventured out to the Scores gentlemen’s club. Once there, he decided...
Absolutely awful!
Interminably long, dull and incomprehensible, “John Carter’’ evokes pretty much every sci-fi classic from the past 50 years without having any real personality of its own. You could say much...
Small revival is ‘Paint’ by numbers
Don’t let the title throw you: This is no epic about Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel. The subject of Tina Howe’s play “Painting Churches” is an elderly couple named Fanny...
Julie's out for e-venge
The most duplicitous character in the wildly popular television series “Smash” — full disclosure: My cameo is coming up soon! — is Ellis, composer Tom’s cute young personal assistant. Ellis,...
Drink in ‘L’Elisir’
A revival of Donizetti’s “L’Elisir d’Amore” arrived at the Met Monday night without fanfare, but its world-class singing should make it a sleeper hit. In this romantic comedy, the “elixir...
Sports Shorts
HOOPS: Iona’s Machado a Wooden finalist Point guard Scott Machado of Iona, who leads the nation with 10.1 assists per game, Ohio State’s Jared Sullinger, freshmen Austin Rivers of Duke...
Gulfstream Park Analysis
Post Time: 1:05 p.m.FIRST-1 1/16m; $22,300; cl($15,000); 3YO; (f)SALTY WONDER GIRL impressive winner in last start on dirt. COURTNEY RYAN closed to finish third going shorter. STEPHEN GOT BETTER goes...
Saints targeted Favre with Vikings: report
An on-field microphone might have captured evidence of the Saints’ bounty on Vikings quarterback Brett Favre, according to a report. Sports Illustrated reported a microphone captured an unidentified Saints defender...
MMA ready for NYC
Mixed Martial Arts has been banned in New York state since 1997, just before the sport took off. But with the Izod Center in New Jersey hosting a UFC card...
Aqueduct Analysis
1. 6f; $38,000; str hcp; 4up; (f&m)ISN’T SHE GRAND was an impressive winner as the favorite when dropping from Interborough Stakes to starter handicap. LADY OF THE FOREST finished fourth...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1m; $34,000; cl($16,000); 4up; (f&m) PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Pleasantfriday(L),123CVelasquz1-1-5Rice2-12 Chalk Player(L),120J Espinoza3-5-6Persaud15-13 Beautiful Risk(L),120L Perez2-1-5Grusmrk6-14 SocialStatemnt(L),120D Cohen4-3-5Galluscio7-25 Hoopskirt(L),120RDomingz1-3-2Quick5-26 Wise Choice(L),120I Ortiz, Jr4-6-3Sciacca12-17 SurroundSound(L),115SCamchJr5-5-1Serey8-1SECOND-6f;...
Parx Racing Charts
March 6th, 2012 Clear And Fast.©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1m&70y; $20,000; cl($5,000); 4up; (f&m)Off: 12:26. Good. ran down the leaderTime: 23.91, 48.69, 1:14.74, 1:42.12, 1:46.34.Trainer: Corey DayWinner: B M, 6,...
Home Team Lineups
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