March 16, 2012
NYPD uses high-tech facial-recognition software to nab barbershop shooting suspect
NYPD cops used high-tech facial-recognition software — and a photo on Facebook — to catch a suspect in a Queens barbershop shooting that left one victim with a graze wound...
New York star leads Norfolk State to upset of Missouri
OMAHA, Neb. -- Kyle O’Quinn’s booming voice echoed through the halls, the jovial center for Norfolk State riding the euphoria of a monumental upset of Missouri as the words spilled...
JFK 'robber' accused in tourist holdups nabbed
A career criminal who preyed on unsuspecting tourists at JFK Airport has been nabbed by eagle-eyed cops, Port Authority sources said today. Frederick McDonald, 46, was wanted for at least...
B'klyn woman's rights to visit dog taken away
What a dog-gone mess! A Brooklyn woman is barking mad after her ex-girlfriend allegedly stripped her of visitation rights to Lily, their Labrador retriever. Social worker Rebecca Finkel says in...
Afghan massacre suspect identified as Staff Sgt. Robert Bales
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. -- US staff sergeant Robert Bales, accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians in a door-to-door rampage, touched down Friday night in Kansas City and has been transferred...
Syracuse seeks Sweet 16 against Kansas State
PITTSBURGH -- In an era when college basketball is dominated by freshmen and sophomores, Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim knows he needs his two seniors to step up to keep winning...
Hughes throws four scoreless innings for Yankees
TAMPA -- After Yankees opening-day starter CC Sabathia was touched for three runs and six hits over three innings, rotation candidate Phil Hughes gave up three hits in four scoreless...
Never enough Bill Camp
My lukewarm review of "Death of a Salesman" ends with praise for Bill Camp, who plays the supporting part of Charley, the neighbor whose wealth and successful son remind Willy Loman's...
WATCH IT: Kony 2012 director in bizarre naked meltdown
SAN DIEGO -- The director of the massively popular "Kony 2012" video about a fugitive Ugandan rebel leader was detained by police after he was found allegedly masturbating in public...
Law office of accused madam's upstate neighbor raided by cops
The probe of accused madam Anna Gristina widened today as cops descended on the downtown offices of a criminal defense lawyer who is her upstate neighbor — and the registered...
WATCH IT: Video shows toddler's terrifying fall from carnival ride
Dramatic video surfaced today showing a 3-year-old girl being thrown from a carnival ride at a Houston rodeo — a frightening fall that prompted officials to change height requirements. The...
Victim testifies that off-duty cop threatened her with gun during rape
A second-grade school teacher sobbed on the witness stand in Manhattan today as she faced her alleged rapist -- the drunken, off-duty cop she says brutalized her while threatening, "I'll...
Post NBA Power Rankings: Bad news for Blazers
Two struggling teams took the court Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden, and for the first time in recent weeks, the Knicks weren’t the worse off of the two.Portland’s 42-point...
Family of slain Qns. teacher lashes out at killer during sentencing
The family of a special-education teacher who was beaten to death with a baseball bat by her chef husband wept while lashing out at her killer at his sentencing in...
Jets sign QB Stanton, WR Schilens
The Jets found their backup quarterback Friday afternoon, agreeing in principle to a contract with Drew Stanton, the team announced.The team also signed wide receiver Chaz Schilens, formerly of the...
Williams 'not opting in' for just one year with Nets
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Nets guard Deron Williams saw what Dwight Howard went through. He saw his decision or indecision. And that’s not the path Williams will take.Though Williams publicly takes...
Manhattan man who shoved woman into subway train sentenced to 15 years in prison
The drunken fiend who shoved a woman into an oncoming subway train two years ago -- nearly killing her -- was sentenced to 15 years prison today, still claiming that...
NBC's 'Grimm' renewed for Season 2
All I have to say about that is, "YESSSSSS!" Also, I have never been so glad to be wrong about something in my life. As reported all over the Web,...
Mets ace Santana gives up first runs of spring
PORT ST. LUCIE -- First, the good news: Mets pitcher Johan Santana still seems healthy and his fastball consistently hit 91 mph against the Tigers on Friday.He just wasn’t particularly...
Oops: German celeb bunny stepped on, killed by cameraman
BERLIN — An earless baby bunny that was a rising star on Germany's celebrity animal scene had his 15 minutes of fame brought to an abrupt end when he was...
Woodson tells Lin he's still 'big part' for Knicks
Knicks interim coach Mike Woodson met with Jeremy Lin on Friday morning before shootaround to assure him he’s still the starting point guard, trying to quell the furor by remarks...
LIVE BLOG: PSAL Class A & B boys, girls finals
Four teams will leave CCNY as champions. Four teams will earn the honor to represent the PSAL in the New York State Federation tournament at the Times Union Center in...
VIDEO: PSAL Class AA basketball championships press conference
The PSAL hosted its annual press conference at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday for the PSAL Class AA city championship games. Each of the participating coaches -- McKee/Staten Island Tech’s...
Miramax CEO Mike Lang steps down
Miramax CEO Mike Lang is resigning, the company announced today, just 15 months after he was appointed to head up the former Disney subsidiary now owned by private-equity investors.CFO Steve...
Giants give punter Weatherford 5-year contract
When the Giants designated punter Steve Weatherford their franchise player it was a tactic to make sure he did not go anywhere once free agency began. There was every intention...
Osama Bin Laden plotted to kill Obama so 'unprepared' Biden would lead US into crisis: report
WASHINGTON — Osama bin Laden ordered his terror network to assassinate US President Barack Obama so a "totally unprepared" Vice President Joe Biden would take command and precipitate a crisis,...
VIDEO: NCAA tournament reactions
Click here to watch the reactions after every NCAA tournament game from around the country. The tournament will be down to the Final Four after games of this weekend.
Safety Landry to visit Jets; interest in LB McClain
The Jets are bringing in another safety for a visit this weekend. Redskins free agent LaRon Landry is scheduled to meet with the team, according to a source.Landry was a...
Yankees sign Pettitte to contract
TAMPA -- The Yankees on Friday re-signed Andy Pettitte to a minor-league contract with the likelihood he will return to pitch in the majors. The deal is for one-year, $2.5...
Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman doesn't think departing Goldman Sachs exec's comments were fair
Morgan Stanley’s CEO James Gorman this morning criticized an op-ed written by a former Goldman Sachs Group employee, saying “I didn’t think it was fair.”Gorman, at a breakfast hosted by...
Obama bankrupting Social Security; Schumer, Dems playing politics
President Obama's budget will increase the nation's debt by $3.5 trillion and bankrupt Social Security by 2020 says the Congressional Budget Office. What do Democrats say? Sen. Harry Reid says...
Khadafy son's jaw-dropping ship lures cruise operator: report
GENEVA -- Hannibal Khadafy, one of the late Libyan dictator's sons, dared to trump his father's appetite for conspicuous consumption when he ordered a customized cruise liner fit to entertain...
Goldman Sachs reviewing conflict of interest rules for bankers
Goldman Sachs Group is considering strengthening internal rules, including on disclosing bankers' financial holdings to clients, after being criticized in a recent court opinion because of a deal maker's potential...
Ex-Rutgers student found guilty of invasion of privacy, bias intimidation in webcam case
A former Rutgers University student accused of using a webcam to spy on his gay roommate's love life was convicted of invasion of privacy and anti-gay intimidation Friday in a...
St. Patrick's Day Parade guide
Check out The Post's comprehensive guide to the jolly Irish holiday.
Knicks' Stoudemire visits Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit
Mike Woodson’s playbook isn’t the only thing Amar’e Stoudemire is studying these days. Stoudemire brushed up on his Jewish history by taking a visit to the Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit...
Actor George Clooney and father arrested at Sudanese embassy in Washington
WASHINGTON — Actor George Clooney was arrested along with his father and several members of Congress outside the Sudanese Embassy this morning as they protested the country's blockade of food...
Bloomberg defends Goldman Sachs on radio show
Mayor Michael Bloomberg says the attention given to a Goldman Sachs’ employee’s scathing editorial about the company is “ridiculous.” During his weekly appearance on WOR Radio this morning, Bloomberg said...
Manning to work out for Broncos as Dolphins fall out of race
DURHAM, N.C. -- Peyton Manning will work out for John Elway and the Broncos on Friday at Duke University, according to reports. A private plane chartered by the Broncos was...
Air Force disciplining 2 mortuary supervisors
DOVER, Del. — The Air Force is disciplining two supervisors after an investigation into retaliation against workers who blew the whistle on the mishandling of remains at the Dover Air...
‘Jersey Shore’ recap: Season 5, episode 11
Last night’s season finale of “Jersey Shore” brought an end to the cast’s time in Seaside Heights and was the first time the eight roommates all left on relatively good...
I've been called America's most cantankerous film critic
While it is an honor to learn that I "blew away the competition" on my way to being named "America's most cantankerous film critic" by The Atlantic, as is my...
Yankees shut down Jeter with tender calf
TAMPA — When Joe Girardi answered a call from Yankees trainer Steve Donohue late Thursday afternoon on the bus and was informed that Derek Jeter’s left calf was tender following...
Paul Ryan for Vice President
Sen. Marco Rubio is right. Republicans need him to stay in the Senate. So who should be the Republican Vice Presidential nominee? Watch this video and you have your answer:...
Consumer prices increase 0.4 percent in February, less than forecast, due mainly to surging cost of gas
WASHINGTON -- US consumer prices increased 0.4 percent in February, owing mainly to the surging cost of gas, the Labor Department said Thursday. The core consumer price index (CPI), which...
Sprint ends deal with Phil Falcone's troubled LightSquared
RESTON, Va. -- LightSquared was dealt another blow Friday, as Sprint said it would officially end its deal with billionaire Phil Falcone's wireless start-up, which has been unable to launch...
'Slay GI' being flown to Fort Leavenworth as Karzai blasts US
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. -- The US soldier accused of leaving his military base and killing 16 Afghan civilians in a door-to-door rampage is being flown to Fort Leavenworth, Kan., FOX...
Groupon amends practices after UK probe
LONDON — A British regulator says online deals site Groupon will change the way it markets its products after drawing criticism from consumers. The Office of Fair Trading said Friday...
NCAA TOURNAMENT BRACKET
The field is set for the NCAA tournament, which continues with third-round action today. See the bracket here to find out where and when all the games will be played...
OCD Archive: Pauline Kael, 1982 -- 'You spend most of your time looking at junk'
My one and only encounter with legendary film critic Pauline Kael came in the spring of 1982, when I was assigned to cover a lecture she gave at a college...
Tornado flattens more than a hundred homes as storms pound Michigan
DEXTER, Mich. -- The southern Michigan town of Dexter was clearing up Friday after a tornado tore through the area, leaving more than a hundred homes damaged but surprisingly few...
Gunman alert lifted at Rochester Institute of Technology
ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Rochester Institute of Technology lifted an alert for a gunman on campus Friday. "All Clear. #RIT Alert 'Shelter in place' advisory has been lifted," the university said on Twitter....
Apple fans snap up new iPad as it hits shelves
Apple enthusiasts around the world braved the standard long line to become the first customers to snap up the new iPad early Friday, but the response was relatively muted compared...
Belgium holds period of silence for bus crash victims as bodies return
BRUSSELS -- Belgium paused Friday for a period of silence for the 28 people, including a British boy, who were killed in a horrific bus crash in Switzerland as the...
Archbishop of Canterbury to resign
LONDON -- The Archbishop of Canterbury announced his resignation Friday, after 10 years as spiritual leader of the Church of England and the 77 million-strong global Anglican communion. The Most...
Comedian Gallagher recovering after heart attack
LEWISVILLE, Texas — The comedian Gallagher is hospitalized in stable condition after suffering a heart attack at a North Dallas bar before going on stage for a show. Gallagher's promotional...
Fire causes major damage at upstate New York yeshiva complex
THOMPSON — Authorities say a five-alarm fire has caused major damage at a yeshiva complex in upstate New York. The Times Herald-Record of Middletown reports firefighters spent several hours Thursday...
Afghan runway incident more serious than first reported, US military says
ABOARD A US MILITARY AIRCRAFT -- The attack on Marines at a military runway in Afghanistan where Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's plane landed was more serious than the Pentagon first...
La Russa defends Beltran for taking third strike in ’06 NLCS
Carlos Beltran always may be remembered for taking a third strike on a curveball from Adam Wainwright to end the 2006 NLCS, but former Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said...
Former Texas coach Barnes says Ford OK with retirement
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Rick Barnes has been to one Final Four in his career, and T.J. Ford was a big reason why, guiding the Longhorns there in 2003. So Ford...
Murray State easily dispatches Colorado St.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Validation. This is what Murray State is after as much as wins in the NCAA tournament. When you’re 30-1 — the only major college basketball team in...
Gonzaga hammers West Virginia
PITTSBURGH -- Gonzaga has been in the position before, almost exactly this position and they don’t want to end it up in their backs as they did a year. The...
Angel saves Kansas State from early ouster
PITTSBURGH — Rodney McGruder scored his points. Jordan Henriquez blocked his shots. But Kansas State doesn’t beat Southern Mississippi yesterday and it won’t get past Syracuse Saturday if point guard...
Wisconsin badgers and batters Montana
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Behind the dominant one-two punch of Ryan Evans and Jordan Taylor, fourth-seeded Wisconsin had little trouble with No. 13 seed Montana Thursday in a second-round NCAA tournament...
Iraq War vet kills sister and himself in California, missing mother feared dead
GILROY, Calif. -- An Iraq War veteran said to be suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder shot dead his 11-year-old sister and then killed himself, police in California said Thursday as...
Heavy demand expected as iPad goes on sale today
Let the wild rumpus start. The customary storefront crowds are expected to gather as Apple's latest iPad goes on sale today. Long lines are likely even though customers could have...
Up to 12 dead after NATO helicopter crashes in Kabul
KABUL -- Up to a dozen people were killed Friday when a Turkish helicopter operating as part of the NATO mission in Afghanistan crashed onto a house and burst into...
Healthy Jose a contrast to forlorn former team
JUPITER, Fla. — Jose Reyes was supposed to be the injured one. Four hours before Reyes played against the Mets as a Marlin for the first time yesterday, the Miami...
Nets don't get Howard, deal for Blazers’ Wallace
ORLANDO, Fla. — The thinking with Dwight Howard obviously was Brooklyn and championship. The thinking with Gerald Wallace apparently is Newark and playoffs. And, of course, surrounding Deron Williams with...
Knicks coach Woodson reaches out to Walker
Knicks interim coach Mike Woodson is close to hiring former Knicks point guard Darrell Walker as an assistant coach, according to two sources. Walker played point guard for the Knicks...
'Killers' caught
The two men wanted for the murder of Chelsea floral designer John Laubach were nabbed yesterday hiding out in Florida, lawenforcement sources said. Ex-con Edwin Faulkner, 30, and suspected cohort...
600-pound man says he is being evicted from Connecticut home due to his weight: report
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- A 600-pound man claims he is being evicted from his New Haven, Connecticut, apartment due to his excessive weight. Joey Dibendetto, 25, can barely move but...
Genesis Rodriguez approves of Will Ferrell's Spanish-language skills
Sultry actress Genesis Rodriguez had good reason to memorize her scripts while working on Spanish-language telenovelas. “If you don’t learn the lines, the writers kill off your character,” Rodriguez said...
J.Lo is 'red'y for love
Red-hot mama Jennifer Lopez flaunts her curves in Vogue magazine’s April issue and its first digital edition. The newly single “American Idol” judge and mother of twins isn’t slowing down...
'Hunger Games' soundtrack already a hit
The soundtrack for the much anticipated “The Hunger Games” is shaping up to be a hit before the film even arrives in theaters. Pre-orders for the album, “The Hunger Games:...
US condemns 'highly provocative' North Korea rocket launch
PYONGYANG, North Korea -- The US accused North Korea of "highly provocative" behavior Friday after the rogue state said it would launch a long-range rocket to put a satellite into...
Business briefs
Mighty martsSolid domestic economic reports helped push the Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index above 1,400 for the first time in almost four years. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 58.66...
Fed sting nabs Swiss 'pump-and-dump' financier
An alleged pump-and-dump artist and a cohort were arrested on a Midtown Manhattan street last week in a case that resembled an international cat-and-mouse game that could have been ripped...
Federal appeals court rebukes Manhattan judge who rejected proposed SEC-Citigroup mortgage settlement
Now it’s the judge’s turn to face the music. A federal appeals court yesterday delivered a stern rebuke to Manhattan federal judge Jed Rakoff, who caused a fire storm last...
AMC's lower-than-expected fourth-quarter profit has investors edgy
AMC Networks has some big hits on the dial, including the soon-to-return “Mad Men,” but it’s not quite making the killing Wall Street expected. A big programming write-down, interest payments...
Couric’s 'Katie' debuts Sept. 10
“Katie,” former CBS News anchor Katie Couric’s upcoming talk show, reached agreements making the program available in 94 percent of the US, according to Walt Disney’s ABC network. The show...
SI’s McDonell headed to mag Hall of Fame
Terry McDonell, editor of Sports Illustrated and head of Time Inc.’s sports group, has been elected to the magazine editors’ Hall of Fame. McDonell will be honored at the National...
Artists' MTV pages
Viacom’s MTV is creating artist-focused websites where musicians can sell songs, concert tickets and merchandise. Starting in May, MTV will allow musicians to claim their sites, allowing them to upload...
Demand is big in debut
Demandware, the e-commerce software provider that counts Barneys New York and Crocs as customers, surged 47 percent in its trading debut after selling shares for more than planned in an...
Bloomberg gives Goldman Sachs a pep talk
Mayor Bloomberg made an unannounced visit to Goldman Sachs’ downtown Manhattan headquarters yesterday to deliver a pep talk to employees after a former executive ripped apart the storied investment bank...
Apple's stock hits record $600 before falling day before new iPad hits shelves
The day before the new iPad hits shelves, Apple’s stock hit a record $600 for the first time. Shares in the Cupertino, Calif.-company, which closed above $500 a share for...
Kozlowski in NYC work release
The new home of felon and ex-Tyco International Chief Executive Dennis Kozlowski, while not furnished with the $6,000 shower curtain and paintings by Monet and Renoir that decorated his previous...
Mets owners taking pricey gamble on untested law in Madoff case
The Mets wouldn’t spend $100 million on all-star shortstop Jose Reyes, but its owners are gambling more than three times that amount on an untested law. That pricey gamble was...
Sears vendor bills guaranteed
Sears Holdings Chairman Edward Lampert’s ESL Investments, seeking to reassure the retailer’s suppliers, agreed to fund guarantees that vendors would be paid in the event of a bankruptcy. ESL in...
PayPal’s mobile
PayPal, the payments service owned by eBay, jumped into the mobile payments arena with a new device that helps businesses accept credit and debit cards via mobile devices, taking on...
‘Baby dump’ mom busted
The Brooklyn mother who dumped her barely breathing newborn girl into the arms of a good Samaritan was arrested yesterday, cops said. Shoshannah Mohammad, 27, was charged with acting in...
Rap mogul is pot-headed to jail
He decided to take the rap. One of Jay-Z’s former business partners copped a plea yesterday for his role in a massive drug ring. Kareem “Biggs” Burke — who co-founded...
Cashman gal at bat for self
The alleged shakedown stalker of Yankees general manager Brian Cashman spent hours yesterday testifying on her own behalf before a grand jury, and is due back to wrap up today,...
MTA agent ‘attacks’
A female subway-station agent with a hot temper attacked a mother of two yesterday in The Bronx after the woman was short a dime while purchasing a $4.50 MetroCard, according...
Ed. Dept. ‘F’ for flub
The State Education Department has for years mishandled allegations of school employees helping kids cheat because of woeful record-keeping, lack of written procedures and weak punishment for infractions, according to...
‘Scam’ doc backs out
This doctor is calling in sick.An orthopedist charged with helping LIRR workers scam disability pensions will miss a court hearing today because he said he strained his back “while lifting...
A humbling view
British Prime Minister David Cameron — who had spent five fretful hours trying to reach his then-pregnant wife in New York City on 9/11 — visited the World Trade Center...
OT for OWS: $17M
The Occupy Wall Street movement cost the NYPD $17 million in overtime — half the total increase in the force’s OT budget over the past year, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly...
Rep. Turner ‘in it to win it’
Republican Rep. Bob Turner said he has another political miracle left in him: defeating heavily favored Democratic incumbent Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.Turner, 70, who shocked the political world by winning ex-Rep....
’Ritin’ a few wrongs
City officials have moved to fire eight public-school staffers who they say either got wrist-slaps after having acted inappropriately toward students or who are being brought up on new charges...
Bye-bye, Blago! Hello, jail!
LITTLETON, Colo. — Convicted former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich entered a federal prison in Colorado to begin a 14-year sentence for corruption yesterday, the latest chapter in the downfall of...
Mitt hopes Christie cures Ill’s
WASHINGTON — Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney suddenly can’t take anything for granted.He is racing to Illinois today with his biggest booster, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, to step up...
Con Ed bills less jolting
Con Ed electricity rates are heading up about 2.5 percent next month — a smaller increase than originally expected.Monthly bills will rise $2.26, to $92.78, for typical Big Apple apartment...
Rolex ‘thief’ done in by own ID
A Manhattan man was busted after he presented legitimate identification while pawning a $5,000 stolen Rolex watch at a Midtown jewelry shop, police sources said yesterday.Joseph Dargan, 28, stole the...
Twisted ‘no rape’ tactic
In a bizarre and often graphic opening statement, the lawyer for an NYPD officer accused of raping a young woman en route to her first day as a teacher told...
Prison’s not a ‘hit’ with killer
A mob hit man who once served as a dreaded enforcer to Gambino boss John Gotti is now playing lawyer, filing his own appeal of the murder conviction and life...
Rep. Ackerman to retire
Gary Ackerman said yesterday that he’s stepping down after 15 terms in the House of Representatives. New York’s redistricting would have placed the home of the veteran Queens Democrat in...
An altared state
St. Patrick’s Cathedral will soon undergo an unprecedented $175 million renovation — an overhaul so massive, it took five years just to plan. Scaffolding covered in protective black netting will...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan *** Police have released a sketch of a fat-faced pervert who they say groped an 11-year-old girl in a Dunkin’ Donuts in Gramercy. The double-chinned creep sexually assaulted the...
Bowl them over!
Don’t dump these toilets!Taking its water-conservation campaign into uncharted waters, the Bloomberg administration is seeking bids from companies to recycle 800,000 old toilet fixtures over the next six years.The city...
DSK hate fuels star
Takes one to know one! French actor Gérard Depardieu yesterday revealed his motivation for playing disgraced horndog Dominique Strauss-Kahn on film. “I don’t like him, so I’ll do it,” Depardieu,...
Hot new excuse for flab
Scientists have just discovered the worst effect of global warming — it’s making you fat! A rise in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere over the past few decades has closely...
Go ‘Mad’ – & ride free
Have another one, New Yorkers — the city wants to be your designated driver during March Madness. The Department of Transportation is giving out 2,000 free single-ride MetroCards and 3,000...
Espada turned family tree into money tree at tax-funded clinic: ex-staffer
Pedro Espada Jr. ran his taxpayer-funded health clinic like a family business — and it made him filthy rich, a devastating prosecution witness said yesterday at the ex-pol’s federal corruption...
Raising the Titanic
There’s a scene in the movie “Titanic” when Tommy Ryan, an Irish immigrant, says: “Did you know Irishmen built her? 15,000 Irishmen built this ship. Solid as a rock. Big...
2012 Parade line of march
The day starts at 8 a.m. with Mass at the St. Patrick’s Cathedral officiated by Timothy Cardinal Dolan. The Parade, which this year is dedicated to America’s Armed Forces and...
Andy puts best feats forward
ALBANY — In another tour de force of political dexterity, Gov. Cuomo won a quadruple victory yesterday with landmark pension reform, a finessed legislative redistricting plan, toughened crime-fighting tools and...
Albany working right: Cuomo
Fresh off a round of major legislative wins, including long-sought pension reform, Gov. Cuomo took a victory lap and boldly declared that the political dysfunction that has gripped Albany is...
Gramps’ death leap
A retired doorman leaped to his death from the roof of his Bronx home yesterday as he was walking his grandson to school.Raphael Frias, 67, left 5-year-old James in the...
Hoops gunner gets 8 years
A 21-year-old man who sprayed a crowd with gunfire following a basketball game at a Catholic high school in Brooklyn will serve eight years in prison after pleading guilty yesterday...
Lotto louse ‘pads’ wallet
The lottery louse who tried to scam his fellow hardhats out of a $24 million office-pool lottery jackpot had big plans for his ill-gotten gains — like buying a $1.5...
Model sues ‘grope’ boss
The head of a New York modeling agency is a real beast to his beauties, court papers charge. In papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, aspiring model Hayden Holt, 19,...
LI 'coverup' cops cash out of the force
It’s a steal of a deal. Three high-ranking Nassau County cops who retired just before they got busted for allegedly making a teenager’s burglary charges disappear will get taxpayer-financed going-away...
Mike’s off to the Far East
Mayor Bloomberg is taking his show on the road next week, with visits to Singapore and Vietnam. City Hall yesterday announced Hizzoner is taking off Monday night and returning Saturday...
Taliban walks, Karzai squawks amid Afghan fury
The decade-long US military effort in Afghanistan suffered two more blows yesterday as the Taliban broke off peace talks and President Hamid Karzai called for NATO forces to pull back...
Bus safety in fast lane
Passengers may soon see which bus companies want to take them for a ride.Safety ratings would have to appear on the outside of interstate buses and where tickets are sold,...
DA grilling two 'hookers' and 'money launderer' in case of alleged madam
They’ve got her surrounded. Manhattan prosecutors have secretly arrested at least three key people in Anna Gristina’s alleged escort ring — her accused money launderer and two suspected high-price call...
The NCAA racket
Say this about the widely despised University of Kentucky men’s basketball coach John Calipari: At least he punctures the veneer of piety surrounding big-time NCAA athletics. If his overdog Wildcats...
How the prez bought labor’s favor
To understand why the AFL-CIO this week endorsed President Obama for re-election, it helps to know that Tyrone Freeman enjoys Cognac — $175 glasses of Cognac, allegedly paid for by...
Screening out fake voters: A perfectly sensible idea
The Issue: AG Eric Holder’s criticism of laws requiring voters to obtain photo identification. *** Everyone should have to show a photo ID before they are allowed to vote (“The...
Cuomo’s coup
Albany lawmakers worked through the night Wednesday and passed Gov. Cuomo’s plan to curb state and local pension costs. A feather in Cuomo’s cap, for sure. The reforms are expected...
Obama’s war
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta’s trip to Afghanistan this week, whatever its stated purpose, served principally to underscore the sad fact that the Obama administration has no real handle on that...
Can NYC inspect real dangers?
Mayor Bloomberg claims the Health Department has made great strides protecting public health with its restaurant-inspection blitz, citing a minuscule decline in salmonella cases. But if his DOH cheerleading is...
Class-warfare pawn
Just-resigned Goldman Sachs derivatives salesman Greg Smith thinks the firm is run by a bunch of “morally bankrupt people” who’ve created a culture hell-bent on making money at all costs,...
21 gun salute!
Assigning two young cops to go undercover at a high school, their boss tells them, “The guys in charge of this stuff lack creativity and are completely out of ideas.”...
‘Bike’ never comes full-cycle
In “The Kid With a Bike,” Belgian filmmakers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne offer a sly but finally banal update of the Italian neorealist classic “The Bicycle Thief.” From the Dardennes’...
Musical ‘Eternity’
Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber have been in town to inspect their revivals of “Evita” and “Jesus Christ Superstar.” Lloyd Webber had to postpone his visit to “Evita” this...
Slacker comedy that works
‘All this randomness is leading somewhere,” insists the slovenly slacker referred to in the title of Jay and Mark Duplass’ mumblecore-inflected comedy “Jeff, Who Lives at Home.’’ Where it’s all...
You definitely won’t want to be brought to ‘Justice’
Nicolas Cage — winner of The Post’s Golden Turkey Award for worst actor last year — has finally reached the point of no return. After portraying an extensive gallery of...
Fine, but not loco about it
Good news for Spanish-speaking Will Ferrell fans who grew up watching telenovelas: “Casa de Mi Padre” is the movie you’ve been waiting for. For anyone else . . . not...
Attention must be paid to age
An interesting case, that Willy Loman. Cynics would say the title character of Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman” is one of the biggest losers to ever grace the stage...
Old ‘Maids’ roused to action, fantasy and just desserts
Violence, fantasy, jealousy, dominance and submission, death — Jean Genet’s play “The Maids” has it all! Two sisters working as servants for a rich woman engage in elaborate role-playing games...
Detachment
Aspiring to be “Dangerous Minds” as rewritten by Albert Camus, the New York City public school drama “Detachment” quickly gets stuck in its own world-weariness. Adrien Brody creates a sensitive...
Free Men
As a French Resistance thriller, “Free Men” is so-so, but it is driven by a mischievously interesting idea: that Muslims and Jews have more in common than they normally allow....
Sketchy artist
Keith Haring loved New York: For an arty gay kid from Kutztown, Pa., the city, in 1978, must have seemed like heaven. Galvanized by its energy and its graffiti artists,...
Mets pitching prospect Harvey headed to minors
JUPITER, Fla. — Mets manager Terry Collins told young prospect Matt Harvey at the beginning of spring training that unless one of the starting pitchers got hurt, the right-hander would...
Mets get peek at Reyes vs. Marlins
JUPITER, Fla. — The Mets got their first look at Jose Reyes in an opposing uniform when he led off for the Marlins yesterday, but manager Terry Collins insisted facing...
Pena latest Yankees infielder to suffer injury
VIERA, Fla. — With Eduardo Nunez out since March 5 with a bruised right hand, the Yankees watched fellow utility infielder Ramiro Pena leave yesterday’s action with a sprained right...
Yankees' Pineda lacking fastball, but change-up blossoms
VIERA, Fla. — Michael Pineda’s change-up is coming. Now where is the fastball, which the Yankees admit isn’t where it should be? Pineda was thrilled about how he threw the...
Yankees rotation delayed by Garcia injury
The only competition in Yankees camp — four starters for three spots — is on hold until Freddy Garcia’s bruised right hand allows him to throw a baseball. Garcia left...
Pitching hard to gauge based just on spring training
TAMPA — Let’s go back exactly a year so we can appreciate just what an inexact science it is to predict baseball, in general, and what a rotation will do,...
Blazers can coach McMillan
The Trail Blazers have fired coach Nate McMillan. Portland announced the move yesterday, one day after a 42-point loss to the Knicks at the Garden. Assistant coach Caleb Kanales will...
Center staying in Orlando instead of vanishing
So, Dwight Howard, who has held the Magic captive for months in Jack Scott’s car trunk first inhabited by Patty Hearst, decided at the bewitching hour to “opt-in” for the...
New Knicks coach to bury Jeremy, ride stars Carmelo, Amar’e
Jeremy Lin may be a global phenomenon, but he is no longer a Knicks phenomenon. Linsanity was the flavor of February, but he appears not to be new interim coach...
Anthony admits he slowed Knicks attack
Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony said he’s willing to take the blame for halting Mike D’Antoni’s speedball offense but said it’s unfair to call him a coach-killer. “If I’m the one...
Lin says he'll be fine with Knicks' change
Mike D’Antoni’s speedball offense was a perfect fit for Jeremy Lin, but the offense of new Knicks coach Mike Woodson most certainly won’t be. Woodson is known for running an...
5 questions with Kelly Tripucka
MSG Network analyst Kelly Tripucka talks with the Post’s Justin Terranova about what Mike Woodson and the Knicks have to do to turn the season around now that Mike D’Antoni...
Aqueduct Analysis
Post Time: 12:50 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 1 mile; $40,000; hdcp; 4up(f)BLONDECAT scratched Wednesday to run in this spot and she adds blinkers after finishing third...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1 mile; $67,000; alw; 4up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 PersonofInterst(L),123J Alvarado1-3-6R Dutrow7-52 SovereignDeflt(L),118A Garcia2-4-5Violette5-23 Cosmic King(L),118M Luzzi2-3-3Romans5-14 CinnamonBech(L),123E Castro1-5-3Romans6-15 Voter(L),123I Ortiz, Jr1-3-6Mott12-16 Rein King(L),118D...
Aqueduct Charts
March 15th, 2012Clear and Fast©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-6 fur; $37,000; clm($30,000); 4upOff: 12:50. Good. in 2p, brisk hand rideTime: 23.3, 46.6, 58.36, 1:11.32.Trainer: Michael HushionWinner: DK B/ G, 6,...
Gulfstream Analysis
Post Time: 1:05 p.m.FIRST-1 mile; $19,400; clm($12,500); 3upTHOMASQUITO second this distance and level in first off claim. TIGERS WORD drops in class for route debut. GO ZAPPER adds blinkers after...
Meadowlands Graded Entries
Post Time: 7:00 p.m.Best Bet: Princess Mcardle (11th)FIRST: mile trot; $8,500; cond8 Woody Marvel(DDube)1-6-65-23 Wygant Pearl(BSears)4-2-63-110 Justanotherspur(YGingras)3-7-84-11 Xtreme Talent(JMeittinis)2-5-415-12 ConfederateMan(Callahan)7-6-1020-14 Andoversure(AMiller)8-6-610-15 Cathy's Princess(PBerry)8-8-910-16 Chatangchch(MVnderkemp)2-4-X6-17 Bullvillcomeonjohn(Smpsn)8-4-420-19 Beatitude(JCampbell)4-4-912-1SECOND: mile pace; $16,000; Night...
Gulfstream Results
FIRST-6 fur; $16,500; clm($10,000); 3up3Mezuman (Leyva)12.005.604.805Our Plum Puttng (Cldrn)6.204.601Pyrite Moon (Saez)6.60* Exacta (3-5) $52.40 * $1 Superfecta (3-5-1-10) $1,542.90 * $1 Trifecta (3-5-1) $172.20SECOND-1 mile; $36,675; alw; 3YO(f)6Ainsley (Rocco,Jr.)18.009.007.408Daddys Jewel...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYMar. 16SATMar. 17SUNMar. 18MONMar. 19TUEMar. 20WEDMar. 21THUMar. 22KnicksIndiana 7:30 MSG Network ESPN 1050 AMInd. 7:00 MSG ESPNNO GAMENO GAMETor. 7:30 MSG ESPNPhil. 7:00 MSG ESPNNO GAMENetsOrlando 7:00 YES Network WFAN...
The Post Line
NCAA Basketball Tournament Second Round At Greensboro, N.C. Favorite Line Underdog Duke 12 Lehigh Notre Dame 2 1/2 Xavier Alabama 1 1/2 Creighton North Carolina 16 Vermont At Columbus, Ohio...
Tiger back for Bay Hill
The concern after seeing Tiger Woods carted off the golf course to his car following his sudden final-round withdrawal from the WCG-Cadillac Championship at Doral on Sunday has subsided along...
Sports Shorts
MLB: Struggling Halladay insists he is fine Roy Halladay said he’s not injured and the two-time Cy Young Award winner criticized a report suggesting something may be wrong with him...
Mario feels super about Bills deal
Free agent defensive end Mario Williams said he was so nervous when it came time to sign his contract with the Bills, he almost forgot his name. No one in...
QB Quinn to visit Jets
The Jets will continue their quest to find a new backup for quarterback Mark Sanchez with a visit from free agent Brady Quinn on Friday, according to a source. Quinn...
Jets QB Sanchez says he's on better terms with WR Holmes
The mending of the relationship between Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez and wide receiver Santonio Holmes began a few weeks ago in Orlando, Fla. Sanchez visited Holmes, who lives there, and...
Devils next to see Penguins with Crosby
Beat Sid and the Penguins twice, Martin Brodeur says, and there still may be faint hope for the Devils to open the playoffs on home ice. The Devils get their...
Devils defeat Avalanche in shootout shutout
Move over Dubya. Ilya Kovalchuk is The Decider. Officially. The Big Shot set the NHL record for most game-deciding goals in a season with his seventh in the Devils’ 1-0...
Islanders lose to Flyers, 5th in row
The reeling Islanders rallied, but once again, they fell just short. Ilya Bryzgalov made 29 saves, coming within 6:30 of a fourth straight shutout, and the Flyers beat the Islanders...
Solid start to Crosby’s comeback for Penguins
There isn’t another hockey player in the world whose return to active duty could have created the interest that Sidney Crosby’s second 2011-12 comeback from post-concussion issues did when No....
Rangers lose to Penguins in Crosby's return
Under the glaring spotlight of the entire hockey world, one thing was made clear: Glen Sather was right. As the Rangers general manager was leaving NHL meetings in Florida on...
Former Giants Shockey, Toomer battle on Twitter
Guess now we know how Amani Toomer really felt, and feels, about Jeremy Shockey. Those two former Giants were the main combatants in a silly and spirited Twitter battle —...
You can’t just watch the NCAA tournament anymore
Ever step off a cruise ship onto one of these country islands, your goal just to take a nice stroll through town, enjoy the sights, do some breezy, love-is-in-the air...
Who's zooming who!
1. Jersey Shore 963,196 2. TheWalking Dead 893,982 3. American Idol 657,218 4. My Crazy Obsession 653,380 5. WWE Raw 599,584 6. SpongeBob SquarePants 568,258 7. The Voice 560,839 8....
Cops bash ‘Idol’
Cops in “American Idol” singer Jermaine Jones’ case said the crimes that got him kicked off the show weren’t big enough to bother going after him in California. Jones, of...
‘Frozen’ treat
If you were riveted by Discovery Channel’s “Planet Earth” and “Life,” get ready to be taken to even greater heights, deeper depths and further realms than you ever thought possible...
Talk show guests
FRIDAYJACK HANNA, HEATHER POOLE - Good Morning America, 7 a.m., Ch. 7SARAH SHAHI, DIANE VON FURSTENBERG - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4DR. JIM SEARS - Dr. Phil, 8 a.m., (OWN)MARY...
Trouble for site linking to pirated TV shows
In a case that may have far-reaching implications for TV on the Web, a judge in Britain has ordered a 23-year-old college student extradited to the US for creating a...
‘Modern’ reality
‘Modern Family” is getting an unscripted — and unauthorized — spinoff. The Hollywood casting team behind “Jersey Shore” and “Millionaire Matchmaker” is looking for a real-life version of the Dunphy-Pritchett...
Starr Report
The creators and stars of CBS's new series, "NYC 22," will be at The Paley Center (25 West 52nd St.) on Thursday, April 12 (6:30 p.m.) for a premiere screening,...
Weird but true
When it comes to slam- dancing, the puritans are still in control of Boston. Beantown has banned the wild form of punk-rock dancing also known as moshing, and threatened to...
Syracuse survives scare from 16th seed UNC-Asheville
PITTSBURGH — For political correctness reasons they have ceased being called the Orangemen. Call them the Angrymen. The color is orange, the disposition is red. Syracuse believes it has become...
Ohio State throttles overmatched Loyola, Md.
PITTSBURGH — The No. 2 seed in the East played like a No. 1 seed. Ohio State got 31 points and 12 rebounds from forward Deshaun Thomas to overwhelm Loyola...
NCAA tournament only getting warmed up
Two stunning comebacks, two heads of state and that was just the first night of the NCAA tournament for Clark Kellogg, CBS’ lead college basketball analyst. Next month Kellogg will...
Missouri taking nothing for granted
OMAHA, Neb. — Marcus Denmon was asked to pick the high point of the season, and the Missouri guard had plenty of options: big wins over Illinois and California, that...
UNC’s Henson game-time decision
GREENSBORO, N.C. — John Henson is optimistic he will return from a sprained left wrist to play in the NCAA tournament, but he still doesn’t know when. The forward and...
Fight forged team unity for Xavier
GREENSBORO, N.C. — For most people, the period has already been placed at the end of Xavier’s season. After a bench-clearing brawl with Cincinnati on Dec. 10 that resulted in...
Peaking Cincy to hook Horns
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Perspective is nice. Despite having had Iona blow a 25-point cushion on Tuesday, I still don’t think I will suffer any breaks as bad as those endured...
Siva powers Louisville past Davidson
PORTLAND, Ore. — Louisville point guard Peyton Siva did his best Steve Nash impersonation against Davidson. Siva had 17 points and six assists, many times driving inside and then pulling...
Campus, alums dreaming big for St. Bonaventure
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — There had already been the standard campus send-off, hundreds of students crowding the team bus, surrounding the players, shaking hands with the coach. At Kentucky, at North...
Vanderbilt defeats Harvard
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Harvard’s magical season almost included a magical comeback. Trailing fifth-seeded Vanderbilt by 18 points with less than eight minutes to play, the 12th-seeded Crimson stormed back, playing...
VCU upsets Wichita State
PORTLAND, Ore. — Shaka Smart and his team pulled off the first major surprise of the NCAA tournament. That’s right, VCU is back again. Bradford Burgess hit a key 3-pointer...
Baylor backcourt breaks South Dakota State
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Baylor was expected to use its tall frontline to dominate South Dakota State, but it was the Bears’ backcourt tandem of Pierre Jackson and Brady Heslip that...
Georgetown guarding against another upset
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Georgetown (23-8) hasn’t won an NCAA tournament game since 2008, upset in its opener each of the past two years. If the Hoyas are to break that...
Blackbirds plan on barking as ’dogs vs. No. 1 Spartans
COLUMBUS, Ohio — When they see the blue NCAA logo in the middle of the Nationwide Arena court tonight, when the blinding flash of cameras from photographers catching their every...
LIU takes on Michigan State tonight
COLUMBUS, Ohio —The NCAA tournament is usually rife with upsets, hence the March Madness moniker. But 16th-seeded LIU Brooklyn isn’t likely to sneak up on Michigan State, or get the...
Marquette holds off BYU
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — BYU ran out of miracles and into Jae Crowder yesterday. Two days after recording the greatest comeback in NCAA tournament history by overcoming Iona’s 25-point lead in...
UConn knocked out by Iowa State
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — In the end for the University of Connecticut, there was no defense for the poor defense of its national championship, which began and ended with a 77-64...
Afghanistan slaughter suspect saw friend's leg get blown off the day before attacks: lawyer
SEATTLE — The US soldier accused of slaughtering 16 Afghan villagers last weekend saw a friend's leg get blown off the day before, his lawyer said Thursday. "We have been...
State Ed. department mishandled employee cheating allegations, review says
The State Education Department has for years mishandled allegations of school employees helping kids cheat because of woeful record-keeping, lack of written procedures and weak punishment for infractions, according to...
Crosby's return a hit on Broadway as Pens top Rangers
Sidney Crosby's return after three months of inactivity didn't hurt the chemistry of the Pittsburgh Penguins one bit as they surged closer to the Eastern Conference-leading New York Rangers. Crosby...
LaRussa: Beltran gets raw deal for 2006 NLCS strikeout
Carlos Beltran may always be remembered for taking a third strike on a curveball from Adam Wainwright to end the 2006 NLCS, but former Cardinals manager Tony LaRussa thinks Beltran...
Flyers top Islanders 3-2 for 7th win in 8 games
UNIONDALE — Ilya Bryzgalov made 29 saves, coming within 6:30 of a fourth straight shutout. and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the New York Islanders 3-2 on Thursday night for their...
Woodson reaching out to ex-Knick Darrell Walker
Knicks interim coach Mike Woodson is close to hiring former Knicks guard Darrell Walker as an assistant coach, The Post has learned.Walker played point guard for the Knicks for three...
Shamrock shenanigans
While growing up in Glen Cove, Long Island, New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn (left) and her family would head to the St. Patrick’s Day parade in Manhattan if...
Give my regards to Ireland
Bruce Dow is getting the “Irish itch” — the need to visit Ireland — but being in eight shows each week performing on Broadway as King Herod in “Jesus Christ...
Irish brews get crafty
Kenny is bringing in O’Hara’s and Porterhouse on draft especially for St. Patrick’s Day. Enjoy a pint on-site or take home a freshly filled growler. “The traditional beers of Ireland...
Hot potatoes
Just about everyone loves the potato. For the Irish, however, there’s also its association with the Great Irish Potato Famine of 1847, when a potato blight eradicated the crops and...
Leading the parade
“I have been celebrating the St. Patrick’s Day Parade for over 40 years and I never imagined that I would someday be the Grand Marshal,” says NBC’s Francis X. Comerford,...
Vanderbilt defeats Harvard 79-70 in 'Brain Bowl'
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — It didn't take any deep thinking to guess how this one might go. Except for a late, desperate rally, the Ivy League's best had trouble hanging with...
An in-depth look at the McKee/Staten Island Tech Seagulls
PSAL girls basketball beat writer Marc Raimondi breaks down the fourth-seeded McKee/Staten Island Tech Seagulls in advance of Saturday’s Class AA championship game at Madison Square Garden. McKee/Staten Island Tech...
A celebration of survival
“Being in a band like Black 47 on St. Patrick’s Day in New York City is akin to leaping onto the back of a wild stallion,” says Larry Kirwan, lead...
An in-depth look at the Murry Bergtraum Lady Blazers
PSAL girls basketball beat writer Marc Raimondi breaks down the second-seeded Murry Bergtraum Lady Blazers in advance of Saturday’s Class AA championship game at Madison Square Garden. Murry Bergtraum Nickname:...
ALL THAT JAS: Loughlin's Alston celebrates title, headed to Albany
Every other week during the season, Bishop Loughlin’s star junior guard Jasmine Alston takes us into her world on and off the court. In this exclusive diary for NYPost.com, Alston...
Curatolo better prepared to make history in second Garden go around
This trip to Madison Square Garden is different for John Curatolo and he wants it to continue that way. “It’s not the same,” he said. The first-year McKee/Staten Island Tech...
LIVE BLOG: PSAL Class AA boys basketball finals
History will be made at Madison Square Garden on Saturday afternoon one way or another. Either Boys & Girls will win its third PSAL Class AA boys city title for...
An in-depth look at the Thomas Jefferson Orange Wave
PSAL boys basketball beat writer Zach Braziller breaks down the No. 1 Thomas Jefferson Orange wave in advance of Sunday’s Class AA boys basketball championship game at Madison Square Garden...