April 18, 2012
Nazareth High School will remain open
Nazareth has been saved. School principal Providencia Quiles announced at a press conference Wednesday night that the board of trustees voted unanimously to keep the Brooklyn Catholic high school open...
Bibby starts for Knicks against Nets in place of Davis
Baron Davis missed the Knicks’ game at New Jersey on Wednesday night because of a stomach virus and was replaced in the starting lineup by Mike Bibby. Davis was feeling...
Morneau, Marquis lead Twins past Yankees 6-5
Justin Morneau hit two mammoth homers and Jason Marquis won his Minnesota debut with his healthy daughter in the stands, sending the Twins to a 6-5 victory over the New...
Taxi trade group files suit against city's livery cab plan
A trade group of influential taxi medallion owners today filed a lawsuit against the city to put the brakes on Mayor Bloomberg’s ambitious plan to bring livery taxis to the...
Jaguars will let Ross leave to watch wife at Olympics
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Former Giants cornerback Aaron Ross didn’t want to miss the Olympics again. Training camp prevented him from traveling to Beijing to see his then-girlfriend, U.S. runner Sanya...
Several Secret Service agents to be fired in wake of Colombia scandal
WASHINGTON -- The US Secret Service will announce the removal of several employees in the wake of allegations that agents brought Colombian prostitutes to their hotel as they prepared for...
Devils goalie Brodeur expects to rebound in Game 4
Sitting on the bench in the second period after his shortest stint ever in a playoff game, Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur never worried whether coach Pete DeBoer would turn to...
Wife of consul general of Sudan struck by stray bullet
The wife of the consul general of Sudan was struck and wounded by a stray bullet in Queens, narrowly missing her three-year-old daughter and the infant son she was cradling...
Fort Hood shooter's trial delayed until August
FORT HOOD, Texas — A military judge on Wednesday delayed the trial for the Army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 people in a 2009 shooting spree at Fort Hood. Maj....
Elderly man fatally shoots wife in Seagate
An elderly man allegedly shot his 71-year-old wife dead in the kitchen of the couple's Seagate home, sources said. Angelo Devito, 75, allegedly shot his wife Angela twice in the...
Former college coach says Tebow thrilled with Jets
Tim Tebow’s college coach said being on the Jets has made the quarterback more positive about the NFL than ever before.Ohio State coach Urban Meyer, who coached Tebow at Florida,...
Ryan says Jets will draft player over need
Jets coach Rex Ryan said the team will be focused on taking the best player available in next week’s NFL Draft, which means they may not be looking at picking...
Three Secret Service agents out in wake of Colombia scandal; escort says argument was over $800
CARTAGENA, Colombia –Three Secret Service employees have left the agency in the wake of allegations that agents brought Colombian prostitutes to their hotel as they prepared for President Barack Obama's...
Heroin, coke tossed out window during drug raid near Columbia University
Kilos of coke and heroin went out the window and down the drain during a dramatic drug bust last month at a massive, 35-story apartment complex that is a popular...
Jenny McCarthy waiting to introduce son to new beau
Jenny McCarthy hasn’t yet introduced her 9 year-old son to new beau Brian Urlacher. The actress -- and new host of NBC’s “Love In The Wild” -- says she has...
TV legend Dick Clark dead of a heart attack at age 82
LOS ANGELES — Dick Clark, the ever-youthful television host and tireless entrepreneur who helped bring rock 'n' roll into the mainstream on "American Bandstand," and later produced and hosted a...
Harlem cop stabbed in the head has chance at 'full recovery': doctor
The cop who was stabbed in the head and slashed in the neck during a fight in Harlem "has a shot at a full recovery," his doctor said today. It...
JetBlue pilot plans insanity defense in flight-disruption trial
AMARILLO, Texas — A JetBlue Airways captain accused of disrupting a flight when he left the cockpit screaming about religion and terrorists plans to use an insanity defense at trial....
GSA watchdog says employees are reporting abuse
WASHINGTON — The General Services Administration's internal watchdog said Wednesday that employees are heeding his call to report wrongdoing, and messages on his hotline have triggered new investigations beyond an...
Romney aides point out Obama ate dog meat as a child
WASHINGTON -- In the latest tit-for-tat in Mitt Romney's lingering dog problem, aides to the Republican candidate are gleefully pointing out that President Barack Obama ate dog meat as a...
Steve Jobs' 'wilderness years' helped him discover tools for Apple's success
The decade Steve Jobs spent away from Apple, which the press has dubbed his "wilderness years," may actually have been the most pivotal part of his life, according to a...
Francona changes mind, will attend Fenway ceremony: report
The man who managed the Red Sox to two of their three World Series in Fenway Park’s century-old existence will be there to celebrate the ballpark’s anniversary Friday. After originally...
WATCH: Teens dodge death in 'subway chicken' game
A group of shrieking teens dodged death playing a game of chicken with a barreling subway train in Brooklyn, a disturbing new video shows. The video -- taken by a...
Brooklyn sicko slapped with 40-to-life sentence for double murder
A babbling Brooklyn sicko was smacked with a 40-to-life prison sentence today for choking the life out of his ex-girlfriend and her daughter - then trying to make the deaths...
Draft expert says Jets have 'a lot of issues' to deal with
Eight days before the NFL Draft, the Jets are busy in meetings finalizing their board and figuring out who they will select with the 16th pick.ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper...
NFL Mock Draft: Jets likely to take Alabama linebacker
The Jets own the 16th pick in the NFL Draft. Following a disappointing 8-8 season and missing the playoffs, the Jets will look to address several needs in this year’s...
College grads' job outlook improving: report
CHICAGO -- Prospects for entry-level job candidates are expected to improve along with the economy, as companies look to rebuild their "bench strength" after cutting millions of workers during the...
Concrete lava floods cafe inside Le Parker Meridien hotel
A thick flow of wet concrete flooded a cafe inside the posh Le Parker Meridien hotel this morning following a construction accident, authorities and witnesses said. Construction workers were pouring...
B'klyn ex-con who tried to kill seven cops in Easter shootout pleads not guilty
A crazed ex-con who allegedly tried to kill seven cops in a wild Easter Sunday shootout pleaded not guilty today to attempted murder charges from his Brooklyn hospital bed. Nakwon...
'God gave us fracking'
Thinking that some conservative evangelical preacher would make such a statement? Think again. The glowing gratitude for the natural gas extraction process known as fracking (hydraulic fracturing officially) was made...
Senators' Alfredsson doesn't skate; likely out for Game 4
KANATA, Ont.—Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson did not participate in Wednesday’s morning skate and is not expected to be in the lineup for Game 4 of their opening-round playoff series against...
Warren Buffett says cancer diagnosis won't interfere with his duties and that he's not worried
OMAHA, Neb. -- Billionaire investor Warren Buffett told FOX Business Wednesday that he doesn't expect his recently diagnosed prostate cancer to "interfere" with his ability to handle the day-to-day management...
Green says he'd give Nets hometown discount
He has said it before but Wednesday Gerald Green said it again. Just a little more emphatically.Green wants to be with the Nets next season and would even offer a...
BP reaches settlement with Deepwater Horizon plaintiffs
NEW ORLEANS — British oil giant BP reached an agreement Wednesday to resolve a majority of the claims stemming from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, which was the worst...
It’s Cam vs. Calvin For Madden NFL ’13 Cover
Can Superman defeat Megatron?That age-old question will finally be answered next Wednesday after Cam Newton and Calvin Johnson advanced to the final round of the Madden NFL ’13 Cover Vote.Newton...
China probes Chongqing spending under Bo
BEIJING -- Authorities are questioning billions of dollars worth of government spending in the city of Chongqing launched under fallen top Chinese leader Bo Xilai, according to people familiar with...
Mets lose to Braves; Dickey struggles
ATLANTA -- The weather was lousy. So was R.A. Dickey’s knuckleball. Dickey gave up three homers and eight runs in his worst outing in four years, and the Mets ended...
This week's calendar, April 19 to 25
Thursday, April 19, Monday April 23 and Thursday, May 3 2012 Real Estate Bootcamp: Creating Wealth Through Your Real Estate Portfolio Cathedral Consulting Group will host a three-part 2012 Real...
NYC subway terror plotter Zazi: Bombmaking 'very simple'
The admitted mastermind of one of the most serious terror threats since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks — a foiled plot to attack New York City subways — testified Wednesday...
Verizon to auction spectrum worth billions
Verizon Wireless says it will auction the rights to use some radio frequencies, which could be worth billions of dollars. Verizon bought the rights to use the frequencies from the...
Pedestrian killed by Amtrak train in Connecticut
WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. — Amtrak says a pedestrian has been struck and killed in Connecticut by a train headed from Springfield, Mass., to New Haven. Spokeswoman Christina Leeds says the...
Retiree benefits killing the mail
The Senate is taking up a bipartisan bill to try and save the US Postal Service. The employees don't like the senators' plan for survival and meanwhile, special-interest groups are complaining that...
Best Buy shares rise amid reports of potential takeover
RICHFIELD, Minn. -- Best Buy shares rose nearly one percent Wednesday amid reports that private investors are circling the big box retailer. The Minneapolis Star Tribune cited industry sources saying...
Facebook-Instagram deal was all Mark Zuckerberg's idea: report
On the morning of Sunday, April 8, Facebook Inc.'s youthful chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, alerted his board of directors that he intended to buy Instagram, the hot photo-sharing service. It...
More valuable Chinese art stolen from another UK museum
CAMBRIDGE, England -- Several pieces of valuable Chinese art were stolen from a UK museum less than two weeks after thieves swiped £2 million ($3.19 million) of Oriental artifacts from...
Illinois couple claims third Mega Millions prize, will pocket $218.6 million
Merle Butler nonchalantly walked into the local bank one recent Saturday morning, asking for his safe-deposit box. A chuckling teller said he must have won the lottery and Butler jokingly...
Tebow, Lin make Time's 100 most influential list
The Jets might like to say that Tim Tebow is only a backup quarterback, but more proof was delivered Wednesday of how far his reach extends.TIME magazine named Tebow as...
Apple and Samsung CEOs to participate in settlement talks to resolve patent lawsuit
Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd agreed that their chief executives would participate in settlement talks to try to resolve a patent lawsuit over smartphone and tablet technology, according...
Nazareth to announce school will remain open: sources
Nazareth’s future has been decided. The school’s administration and board of trustees are expected to announce Wednesday in a press conference that Nazareth will remain open for at least the...
Bloomberg wants buildings to set smoking rules
Mayor Bloomberg wants residential buildings to adopt written policies specifying where smoking is permitted. The Wall Street Journal reports that Bloomberg is proposing legislation requiring apartment building owners to adopt...
Iran gets a 'freebie'
The US was supposed to be getting tough with Iran, demanding serious talks or serious consequences. Nope.As AEI's Danielle Pletka explains, "The talks were a victory for Iran, and a...
Justin Bieber impersonator accused of threatening, sexually abusing NJ girl
NEWARK, N.J. — Authorities in Canada have accused a Justin Bieber impersonator of threatening and sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl in New Jersey. Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn Murray says...
A win for voter ID
An appeals court upheld Arizona's law demanding voters show photo ID at the polls."The Arizona law's "photo identification requirement is not an invidious restriction" and does not violate the 14th Amendment's...
The Santana-Sabathia report card
CC Sabathia and Johan Santana are linked for more than their Subway commercial, or even because they’re both left-handed AL Central natives who made their way to New York. Their...
Exxon expected to bow to shareholder pressure for higher dividend
HOUSTON -- Exxon Mobil is expected next week to unveil a higher-than-average dividend increase, pleasing investors who have long urged the company to bring its cash distribution closer to its...
Halliburton first-quarter profit rises, as North America revenue jumps 40%
HOUSTON -- Halliburton's first-quarter earnings rose 23 percent as the oilfield-services company continued to benefit from the shift of rig activity to oil and liquids-rich basins, though margins declined. A...
Fire destroys 3 townhouses in Elizabeth, NJ
ELIZABETH, N.J. — Authorities are trying to determine what started a 4-alarm fire that destroyed three townhouses in Elizabeth. The Red Cross is helping relocate displaced residents and crews early...
Likely human remains found in western NY park
RED HOUSE, N.Y. — Authorities say possible human remains have been found in a rugged western New York park where a 92-year-old retired pastor disappeared while hiking in 2010. State...
Nurse charged with killing Texas mom, abducting newborn son
THE WOODLANDS, Texas -- A registered nurse has been charged with killing a Texas mom and kidnapping her three-day-old son outside a health clinic. Capital murder charges were filed overnight...
Zimmerman trial judge steps aside over potential conflict of interest
SANFORD, Fla. -- Seminole Circuit Judge Jessica Recksiedler on Wednesday recused herself from overseeing George Zimmerman's murder case over a conflict of interest link to a TV analyst. Recksiedler voluntarily...
Panetta apologizes for photos of troops posing with remains of suspected Afghan suicide bombers
WASHINGTON — The White House and the Pentagon voiced regrets Wednesday for newly published photographs that purport to show U.S. troops posing with the bodies of dead insurgents in Afghanistan,...
Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi to visit Norway, Britain in June
LONDON -- Aung San Suu Kyi is to leave Burma for the first time in 24 years to visit Norway and Britain in June, her party revealed Wednesday. The Norwegian...
'Mini-Madoff' fraudster dies in North Carolina prison
BUTNER, N.C. -- A Florida fraudster dubbed the "mini Madoff" has died in prison. Arthur Nadel died at the Federal Correction Complex in Butner, N.C., on Monday, the Federal Bureau...
Taliban commander turns himself in, demands $100 reward
SAR HOWZA, Afghanistan -- A wanted mid-level Taliban commander left US and Afghanistan officials scratching their heads when he handed himself in and demanded the $100 reward offered for his...
Bin Laden family deportation hits more snags
ISLAMABAD — The plan to deport Osama bin Laden's three widows and their nine children from Pakistan ran into more bureaucratic hurdles on Wednesday, making it uncertain when they would...
Norway gunman Breivik tells court he wants death penalty or freedom
OSLO -- Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik on Wednesday declared that the court should free him or sentence him to death, saying he did not accept a jail sentence,...
WATCH: Robber pulls gun on cashier in supermarket stickup
Police are on the hunt for a crook who pulled out a gun at a Washington Heights supermarket, then snatched cash from the register, authorities said. Surveillance video captured the...
PSAL softball roundup: Rodriguez, Construction rout Lewis
Britney Rodriguez did a little of everything. The sophomore ace gave up no runs on five hits with 10 strikeouts and also had two home runs to lead Construction to...
Goldbach, returning Palmeri power Molloy past St. Francis Prep
Two simple words came to Maureen Rosenbaum as Maria Palmeri scorched the first pitch she saw for a line-drive homerun to center field. “Welcome back,” the Molloy coach said. It...
CHSAA softball roundup: Spellman tops Maria Regina
Cardinal Spellman got its return from a two-week break started with a win. Bianca Richards, in her first time in the leadoff spot, was 2-for-4 with a run scored, an...
CHSAA/Private baseball roundup: Mercado, Stepinac down Spellman
Skylar Mercado closed in two different ways. The Archbishop Stepinac junior shortstop/pitcher had the go-ahead sacrifice fly in the top of the seventh and also picked up the win in...
Boys lacrosse roundup: Mount bounces Sea for second straight win
Mount St. Michael followed a losing streak with consecutive wins. Matt Visintin scored four times to lead the Mount to an impressive 13-2 win over visiting St. Joseph by the...
PSAL baseball roundup: Kaye blanks Bushwick as Midwood rolls
Daniel Kaye tossed six shutout innings, struck out six and allowed just three hits as Midwood blanked Bushwick Campus, 3-0, in Brooklyn A East baseball on Tuesday. Joseph DiLeo doubled...
Backup catcher Stewart comes up big for Yankees
The Yankees still have plans for Francisco Cervelli, but right now the catcher is hitting just .162 with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, so Chris Stewart likely will keep backing up Russell Martin...
Another rough night for Devils’ penalty kill
The sellout crowd of 17,625 at Prudential Center waved their red rally towels at the start of the game as the Devils quickly got off to a 3-0 lead. Perhaps...
Tortorella shifting Rangers power play units
KANATA, Ont. -- The Rangers’ power play that struggled most of the season seemed to find the proper formula over the final six games in going 8-for-27 with a first...
Nets focus on little goals down stretch
As the Nets wind down their final season in New Jersey, there’s little left to play for. With the absence of a playoff push to give the season’s final few...
INSIDE BASEBALL: Three elite CHSAA teams dealing with key injuries
The injury bug has bitten the CHSAA. Star players are hurt on three different contending teams in the league. Fordham Prep co-ace Jack Becker is out for the season (Tommy...
Knicks defeat Celtics with 19 3-pointers
Boston’s attempt to clinch the Atlantic Division crown in the Knicks’ house Tuesday night came crashing down under a hail of 3-pointers and a rare offensive explosion by Mike Woodson’s...
Knicks bench bombers aren't afraid of big shots
Here’s the thing to remember about J.R. Smith: Whenever you think he’s as cold as Buffalo in January … well, he knows that. Whenever you wonder if he’s ever going...
Anthony stepping up at right time for Knicks
J.R. Smith sensed a different vibe from Carmelo Anthony yesterday morning, hours before the Knicks would dominate the Celtics 118-110 last night at Madison Square Garden. “Before the game you...
Yankees to wear different uniforms against Red Sox
Thanks to the Yankees agreeing to cooperate with the Red Sox and their celebration of the 100-year anniversary of Fenway Park on Friday, the team will wear a different road...
Yankees defeat Twins; Sabathia stars
In the middle of the third inning, CC Sabathia provided no sign that his third start was going to be any different than the first two pedestrian outings. Fastball command...
Yankees will need more games like this
This was more like it. With the Red Sox right around the corner, the Yankees finally got around to starting their season last night after the slipshod first 10 games...
Teixeira sick, sits out for Yankees
Two hours before Tuesday night’s first pitch, Mark Teixeira was scratched from the Yankees’ lineup due to flu-like symptoms. “He has been sick a couple of days and I said,...
Andersen finishes strong as New Dorp takes over top spot
Gary Andersen was over the 100-pitch mark and the tying was just 180 feet away. The situation – two on, two out in the seventh – screamed for New Dorp...
The Post's All-Bronx girls basketball honors
Some new teams made waves this year in The Bronx. Truman reached the PSAL Class AA quarterfinals and won borough bragging over traditional power and fellow quarterfinalist John F. Kennedy...
The Post's All-Bronx boys basketball honors
Brooklyn is supposed to be the basketball hotbed in New York City, but The Bronx was burning this year. St. Raymond won its first CHSAA Class AA intersectional championship since...
Fast start: Velazquez homers, Fordham downs Iona in opener
Andrew Velazquez was sick of waiting. Fordham Prep has played scrimmages and non-league games. The Rams went to Myrtle Beach for a tournament last week. But they were the last...
Overcoming adversity, Pearson signs with Division I Towson
Krystal Pearson was told before her sophomore season that she had scoliosis, a curving of the spine, and wouldn’t be able to play basketball again without pain. The Truman wing...
Rangers aren’t only big team for Boyle
One by one, the proud father of Rangers hero Brian Boyle runs down the names and ages of his 13 children. Artie Boyle is a man who used an undying...
Rangers ready for Game 4 vs. Senators tonight
KANATA, Ont. -- Brian Boyle has grown almost overnight into a larger than life Captain America, Chris Kreider has provided an enticing sidebar, Henrik Lundqvist has been royalty in nets,...
Business briefs
Marts rallyUS stocks posted their biggest gains in a month yesterday after Coca-Cola led a round of strong earnings and concerns about Europe's debt crisis eased. Apple shares ended a...
Citigroup shareholders reject $15M payday for CEO Vikram Pandit
Shareholder anger over perceived runaway Wall Street pay hit a high point yesterday when it was disclosed that a Citigroup plan to pay CEO Vikram Pandit $15 million was voted...
Morgan Stanley expanding office space downtown
Morgan Stanley’s spectacular expansion at One New York Plaza will bring up to 1,350 high-paid employees to Lower Manhattan — affirming it’s still a “financial district” despite its new popularity...
Court ousts King: Stern’s suit vs. Sirius XM is tossed
The “King of All Media” will have to reign with the hundreds of millions of dollars he already has. A Manhattan judge yesterday tossed a lawsuit by Howard Stern’s production...
A low-profile media mogul expands his reach
James Cohen is fast becoming one of the more expansive behind-the-scenes power brokers in publishing.Cohen, sources say, is in talks with Zinio owner Gilvest LP, a privately held investment company...
Yahoo! beats Street
Yahoo!, the largest US Web portal, reported earnings and sales that exceeded estimates as it benefited from growth in the online advertising market under newly appointed CEO Scott Thompson. First-quarter...
Top banker leaving UBS
Top UBS banker Aryeh Bourkoff is stepping down from the Swiss financial giant, where he rose through the ranks to become one of the best known deal-makers in technology, media...
Warren Buffett has prostate cancer
Billionaire Warren Buffett surprised Wall Street yesterday by disclosing he has prostate cancer, but shrugging it off as “not remotely life-threatening or even debilitating in any meaningful way.” In a...
Goldman sees more partner exits
Goldman’s spate of high-level departures ain’t over yet. After facing a major brain drain last year that saw more than 50 of the firm’s best-paid and brightest minds hit the...
At IHOP, it’s a flap, Jack
Four ex-Dallas IHOP managers will file a suit today against the pancake chain, alleging they were fired for being Muslim. Lawyer James Vagnini told The Post that Joseph Huessin and...
Coke set to become Spotify's global sponsor
Spotify is it! Coca-Cola is expected to announce today it is joining with the digital music service as a global sponsor. Spotify boss Daniel Ek is expected to unveil a...
We’re Number 2! NYC second-biggest in tech startups, study says
New York’s startup scene staged a comeback in the first quarter, and investors are scouring the city in search of the next Instagram. Venture capitalists funded 81 tech companies in...
Tech spreading above Chelsea
Facebook, Amazon and IBM are among the tech companies touring the Flatiron, Chelsea and Meatpacking areas, hoping to drum up between 40,000 and 120,000 square feet in the tightest market...
New low ‘blow’: Coke eyed at Secret Service ho-down
The Secret Service sure knows how to party. Cocaine and several bottles of whiskey apparently fueled the elite agents’ boneheaded fling with about 20 hookers at a posh hotel in...
Fallen Bravest is hailed
The Brooklyn Bravest who died of a heart attack while battling a raging fire was remembered yesterday as a “firefighter’s firefighter” during a solemn ceremony outside his station house. “A...
Dems hail mayoral ed. reins
All five Democratic mayor wannabes agree on at least one thing — mayoral control of schools should not be undone in the next term, they told The Post yesterday.But some...
La Guardia security knife scare
A Manhattan woman carried a switchblade knife through a La Guardia Airport checkpoint yesterday — after a TSA agent spotted it in her purse as she passed through an X-ray...
Jurors gasp at photos of slain girl, 4
It was a peek inside little Marchella’s house of horrors.Jurors at the Brooklyn murder trial of the mother accused of starving, beating and drugging Marchella Brett-Pierce to death were shown...
Blind-trust cabs
Stealing from the blind is about to get a whole lot harder — for cabbies. Taxis will soon be equipped with new technology that will help blind riders check the...
6 months for yeshiva perv
A yeshiva student admitted yesterday to inappropriately touching two 8-year-old girls to whom he was giving private religious instruction. Queens Supreme Court Justice Richard Buchter sentenced Hillel Selznicek, 25, to...
City set to launch 54 schools
Fifty-four new city schools will open in September, including an academy of software engineering, Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday.The schools, serving 21,000 students, will bring to 589 the number of schools...
Sex trial gets the kinks out
A sensational, X-rated civil trial pitting a “naive” French newlywed against her hot-shot banker ex-hubby got off to a PG start in Manhattan federal court yesterday.“I may have to say...
Beyoncé bagful of love
A beaming Beyoncé enjoys a stroll in sunny Central Park Monday with baby Blue Ivy Carter. The super-songstress, who is slated to star in the latest screen version of “A...
‘Landmark’ decision: Park Slope makes history
Move over, Greenwich Village — Park Slope is now home to the city’s largest historic district. The city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission yesterday extended the Park Slope Historic District to 2,575...
Flack’s no-jail DWI plea
A top city spokesman, busted for an embarrassing DWI fender-bender, copped a plea deal yesterday that will keep him out of jail.Seth Andrews, 35, admitted to misdemeanor driving while intoxicated,...
‘Rape pix’ cop keeps pension
A detective fired for taking and keeping naked pictures of a rape victim — the stepdaughter of rocker David Bowie — and of a woman who was busted for a...
The ‘vice’ is right! ‘Perv’ teacher’s weird game-show defense
Hey, allegedly lecherous private-school teacher, come on down! Years before Richard Hovan was employed at the tony Riverdale Country School — where he allegedly courted an underage student — he...
Mob hit-victims vanished during construction projects: feds
Prosecutors at the slay trial of reputed Colombo boss Thomas “Tommy Shots” Gioeli yesterday introduced aerial photos that showed buildings atop an alleged mob graveyard on Long Island. The structures...
Painful $uit: Dog-bite vic nips NY duo
A high-powered New York couple are reportedly being sued for $200,000 by a woman bitten by their dog in Aspen, Col. skiing. Stuart Parr, a film producer whose credits include...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan *** Authorities are searching for the bank robber known as the “White Glove Bandit,” who on the Lower East Side yesterday morning struck for the fourth time. At 9...
O team as Edwards witnesses
GREENSBORO, NC — Star witnesses at John Edwards’ tawdry federal trial will include top staffers in President Obama’s administration and on his re-election team, court documents show. Political insiders say...
Happy returns: Charitable Andy donates back to state
ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo reported $183,155 in income during his first year on the job, his 2011 federal tax returns show.He claimed deductions for a $10,000 charitable contribution to the...
$15.7M Pinky ring: Heiress diamond auctioned after 7 decades in bank
A dazzling pink diamond that had been gathering dust since the 1940s in a bank vault, sold at auction last night for a staggering $15.7 million. The rare, 9-carat gem,...
UPS delivery driver struck by out-of-control SUV
A UPS delivery driver was fighting for his life early this morning after he was hit by an SUV that went out of control and veered onto a Lower Manhattan...
NY Jet’s ‘roster’ up to 12
Finally, Antonio Cromartie can soon field his own, all-in-the-family football team — with one to boot! Cromartie’s wife yesterday posted an ultrasound picture of twins, offering an inside peek of...
Super sexy Kate’s white night
Sizzling Kate Upton might be best known for her sexy swimsuits — but it’s hard to top this flowing white dress with a neckline plunging down to there for pure...
City (over)Hall costs keep skyrocketing
The cost of renovating City Hall is going through the roof. More major structural problems have been discovered in the 200-year-old building that will drive up the cost of repairs...
Heist jeweler: Hooker ‘screwed’ me
Hapless gem trader Kurt Kaiser lost out on a deal to sell a half million dollars worth of uncut diamonds, but really hit rock bottom when he despondently picked up...
Rangel foe wins ‘Oscar’
Fashion designer Oscar de la Renta dressed down Rep. Charles Rangel yesterday by endorsing rival state Sen. Adriano Espaillat to replace the 21-term incumbent in Congress. De la Renta, like...
450G fed-tax refund scam
An accused con man — already on the hook for an alleged $1 million federal- securities fraud — stole an additional $450,000 in IRS refunds through a bogus job-placement Web...
Stab cop’s bloody hell
A crazed brute whose mom was trying to have him committed plunged a knife into the head of a Harlem cop yesterday — but the officer miraculously survived the assault,...
Feds' trouble in paradi$e: GSA pig took kin on exotic trips
WASHINGTON — It wasn’t just a hot tub in Las Vegas that floated Jeff Neely’s boat. The free-spending federal official at the center of a probe into the General Services...
‘OWS’ hits Mike in NC
Mayor Bloomberg just can’t avoid those pesky Occupy Wall Street protesters — even when he’s leaving New York City to give a college commencement address.Dissident students at the University of...
Chris hits tax push
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said yesterday he opposes a proposal to restore New York City’s suburban-commuter tax, calling it “penny-wise and pound-foolish.”Republican Christie also said he won’t delay the...
Beep flips on transit hub
What a difference four years and a mayoral election can make. Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer in 2008 called the Fulton Street transit hub a project of “monumental importance” and...
DA hides denial of rape: att’y
The Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office has been sitting on documents that showed that a woman who allegedly was the victim of years of sexual abuse had changed her story and...
Rapper guilty in ’93 slay
Former Bad Boy rapper G. Dep was convicted yesterday of a decades-old murder — a cold-case East Harlem shooting that was solved only when he walked into a station house...
Deal us in, Qaeda
Joining al Qaeda was easy as pie. The admitted mastermind of a plot to bomb New York’s subway system detailed yesterday how he and two other aspiring Islamic terrorist pals...
Bravest in river rescue
Firefighters yesterday saved a man floating in the Hudson River.Robert Hogan and Lt. Tom Piambino, of Marine Co. 1, were patrolling the river when they saw people jumping up and...
Kelly running for mayor is news to me: Mike
If Ray Kelly is making plans to run for mayor in 2013, he hasn’t told his boss, Mayor Bloomberg. “I expect him to be with me through [the end of]...
Espada’s $256K from ‘vacation’ hours
Why didn’t he just take the whole year off? Pedro Espada Jr. collected a staggering $256,195 payout for accrued “unused vacation time” — equivalent to 2,160 paid hours — an...
NYC Dems get their ass beat
Even before Police Commissioner Ray Kelly makes a final decision about whether to take the plunge and run for mayor, the fact that there is a campaign to draft him...
A meddlesome mixing and matching
Apparently, the soaring national debt and the threat of a nuclear Iran are not enough to occupy the government’s time, because the Obama administration is pushing to force Westchester County...
New war on charters
Even as New York City’s charter schools have successfully educated tens of thousands of public-school students for more than a decade, they are now coming under renewed assault. Today, their...
DC’s dancing diplomat — Havana beer-y good time
The Issue: The Post’s coverage of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton drinking beer in Colombia. *** So what if Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton drinks beer and shakes...
We’re in it together
Nicole Gelinas writes that New York’s public employees have no right to expect wage gains like those that security officers and hotel workers won in their recent union contracts (“A...
Chairmen of the board
Eighteen middle-school kids from Williamsburg’s IS 318 went to Minneapolis last weekend to compete in the national high-school chess championship against experienced kids who are years older. It wasn’t a...
Historic hooey
Foes of hydraulic fracturing are opening a new front in their war to ban the practice in New York: They’re claiming it’s a threat to the region’s “heritage” and tourism....
Who’ll run NY’s schools?
Is New York’s experiment with mayoral control of the schools nearing an end? Time will tell, but the anti-reformers — the teachers unions and assorted education corruptocrats — seem to...
A bogus gender gap
Mitt Romney’s campaign is obsessed with the women’s vote. Recently, the campaign issued five press releases within three hours on the theme that President Obama’s economic record has failed American...
Party’s still going for GSA union pals
Big-spending Democrats are finally up in arms over a federal boondoggle. Details of the General Services Administration bacchanalia get worse by the day. But the scandal is still small potatoes...
‘Horse’ declares war
Broadway’s biggest and most aggressive vulture right now has hoofs, flanks and a mane. He’s called Joey, but don’t be taken in by that gentle-sounding name. This creature is stalking...
Sports Shorts
MLB: Moyer becomes oldest winner ever In Denver, 49-year-old Jamie Moyer pitched seven strong innings to become the oldest pitcher to win a major-league game, helping the Rockies to a...
Peyton ‘primed’ to meet Steelers
The nation won’t have to wait long to see Peyton Manning in a Broncos uniform.Manning’s first game as Broncos quarterback will come in prime time as Denver hosts Pittsburgh on...
Turf Paradise Results
FIRST-870 yds; $3,100; mdn cl($5,000); 3up 6 Wth Lv T (Immrn) 3.40 2.40 2.10 3 Christina Ruth (Ybarra) 2.40 2.20 1 Merreekay (French) 3.00 Scr: June Carter Dash. * $1...
Wings on brink
Kevin Klein scored a go-ahead goal 6:25 into the third period and Pekka Rinne made 40 saves, lifting the Predators to a 3-1 win over the Red Wings last night...
Aqueduct Analysis
Post Time: 12:50 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 1m(T); $59,000; alw opt clm; 3upGOOD PROSPECT defeated cheaper at this distance when returning to turf and making first...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1m; $67,000; alw opt clm; 3up; (f&m) PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Fashion's Flight(L),118D Cohen1-2-2McGgeyII5-12 Victory forVLTs(L),124CVelasquz1-1-3Rice4-13 Glorietta Bay(L),118RDomingz1-3-xMcLaghln3-14 Cherokee Trick(L),122RNaprvnk6-4-6Englehrt12-15 Winsockie(L),122J Alvarado1-9-3Reed12-16 Truth Will...
Parx Racing Charts
April 17th, 2012 Clear And Fast.©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1m&70y; $25,000; str alw; 4upOff: 12:26. Good. turned back challengeTime: 23.45, 47.97, 1:12.28, 1:37.89, 1:42.07.Trainer: Alan GoldbergWinner: DK B/ G, 4,...
Hondo’s a man of action
Hondo made some progress last night when he tossed a splitter with the Rangers and Cubs to lower the deficit into double figures at 95 kessingers.Tonight, he’s sticking with the...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYApr. 18THUApr. 19FRIApr. 20SATApr. 21SUNApr. 22MONApr. 23TUEApr. 24YankeesMinnesota7:05YES NetworkWCBS 880 AMMinn.7:05YESWCBSBos.3:05YESWCBSBos.4:05FOXWCBSBos.8:05ESPNWCBSTex.7:05WWORWCBSTex.8:05YESWCBSMetsAtlanta12:10SportsNet NYWFAN 660 AMNO GAMES.F.7:10SNYWFANS.F.1:10WPIXWFANS.F.1:10WPIXWFANS.F.7:10SNYWFANMia.7:10SNYWFANKnicksNets7:30MSG NetworkESPN 1050 AMNOGAMECle.7:30MSGESPNNOGAMEAtl.1:00MSGESPNNOGAMENOGAMENetsKnicks 7:30 WWORWFAN 660 AMNOGAMENOGAMEMilw.8:30 YESWBBRNOGAMEPhi.7:30 YESWBBRNOGAMERangersOttawa7:30MSG PlusWBBR 1130 AMNOGAMENOGAMEOtt.7:00MSGESPNNOGAME^Ott.TBDMSGESPNNOGAMEDevilsNOGAMEFla.7:00MSG+WFANNOGAMEFla.6:30MSG+WFANNOGAMENOGAME^Fla.TBDMSG+WFANRed BullsNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMED.C.6:00ESPN2WADONOGAMENOGAMEHOMEAWAY
The Post Line
NBAFavoriteLineUnderdogKnicks6 1/2NETSBucks7WIZARDS76ers6 1/2CAVALIERSHAWKS9PistonsBulls12BOBCATSHEAT13RaptorsGRIZZLIES7HornetsCELTICS9 1/2MagicMAVERICKS6 1/2RocketsNUGGETS3ClippersThunder3SUNSSpurs3KINGSJazz4 1/2BLAZERSLakers7WARRIORSNHL PlayoffsFavoriteLineUnderdogRangers$100-120SENATORSFLYERS$110-130PenguinsKINGS$110-130CanucksHome team in CAPS
Today's Sports on the Air
BaseballNoonMets at Braves SNY, WFAN (660 AM)7 p.m.Twins at Yankees YES, WCBS (880 AM)7 p.m.Rangers at Red Sox ESPN27 p.m.Cubs at Marlins WGNNBA7:30 p.m.Knicks at Nets MSG, WWOR, ESPN (1050...
Giants face tough 2012 schedule
If the Giants intend to repeat as Super Bowl champions they had better be Super-tough, because they face a 2012 schedule that is super-demanding in every way. Everyone knew as...
Schedule puts Tebow at home for Jets debut
The Tim Tebow era for the Jets is set to get under way officially at home against the Bills on Sept. 9. The Jets’ schedule was unveiled last night, highlighted...
Devils' Brodeur defends NHL for Rangers suspension
During the preseason, Martin Brodeur criticized NHL disciplinary czar Brendan Shanahan for giving the league a black eye. Now the Devils goalie is backing Shanahan’s efforts to keep a lid...
Senators seek 'somebody' to score vs. Rangers
KANATA, Ont. — Senators’ coach Paul MacLean knows success in the playoffs takes individual players raising their game, but when scanning his team for a possible hero, he points the...
Devils lose to Panthers, blow 3-0 lead to trail series
The Devils are squandering this series, just the way they squandered a three-goal lead last night. It may be too late, now that the Devils have given back home-ice advantage...
Knicks center Chandler likely to make Team USA
With the announcement five days ago LaMarcus Aldridge will undergo season-ending hip injury, Knicks center Tyson Chandler has become a favorite to make the U.S. Olympic team, according to a...
Stoudemire aims to return for Knicks on Friday
Amar’e Stoudemire is sporting new cornrows, perhaps signifying a new beginning for the Knicks forward commencing Friday in Cleveland. Interim coach Mike Woodson confirmed the Post’s report on Tuesday that...
Mets lose to Braves; Santana struggles
ATLANTA — Johan Santana departed the mound with his left shoulder intact and footprints on his back. In a return to the scene of his worst career moment — Santana...
Chipper’s goodbye, not Jose's return deserves Citi salute
This is where it would be helpful to have a fresh supply of common sense, for everyone. The Mets are an easy target. We know that. It’s splendid for them,...
Clemens strategy divulged
WASHINGTON — One potential juror was questioned for 68 minutes. Another for 64 — and he didn’t even make the cut. Along the way, Roger Clemens’ lawyer offered some clues...
Torres will play center field for Mets when he's able
ATLANTA — Andres Torres is still likely 10 days — minimum — away from rejoining the Mets, but that doesn’t mean the team has forgotten about him. Manager Terry Collins...
Power full ‘Jeopardy!’
Maybe this time Anderson Cooper can redeem himself. The CNN anchor and daytime talk show host — who was beaten by comedian Cheech Marin two years ago on “Jeopardy!” —...
Talk show guests
WEDNESDAYLUCY LIU, LIZ VACCARIELLO - Good Morning America, 7 a.m., Ch. 7JULIE ANDREWS, NEON TREES, EMILY BLUNT - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4OLIVIA WILDE, KEVIN HART, SCIENCE BOB - LIVE!...
IKEA sells DIY TVs
The store that sells furniture in a box, IKEA, is preparing to offer do-it-yourselfers a TV set. The new line integrates an LED TV, a sound system with wireless bass...
‘Bach’ racial suit
Two athletes who interviewed and were turned down for ABC’s dating series “The Bachelor” said yesterday they are suing the show for racial discrimination. Nathaniel Claybrooks of the Nashville Storm...
Showing their age
When Caroline Manzo goes to the doctor on Sunday night’s Season 4 premiere of “The Real Housewives of New Jersey” for headache help, she tilts her head coquettishly, flashes a...
Starr report
Canadian actress Gabrielle Miller, who's starring in the off-Broadway comedy "Psycho Therapy" at the Cherry Lane Theatre, arrives in town with quite an impressive resume. Not only did Miller star...
Don't sit so close to me!
Like any serious food lover dining in New York, Kareem Mayan, 35, did his due diligence. Before coming to the city in late February, Mayan, who lives in Vancouver but...
Clawing back foodie rumors
Restaurant world baloney comes in all sizes, shapes and colors. The Web and social media let the hype machine spew propaganda as if with a bilge hose. So what if...
The best low-cal salads
With temps rising above 80 degrees in April, New Yorkers have even less time than expected to get in shape for summer weather. We hunted down some of Midtown’s leanest...
Weird but true
Dennis Hof is outraged that horny US Secret Service agents in Colombia used local talent. Hof, who owns the Bunny Ranch brothel in Carson City, Nev., has offered to assign...
Calipari’s starters go pro
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky’s starting lineup — freshmen Anthony Davis, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and Marquis Teague, and sophomores Terrence Jones and Doron Lamb — declared for the NBA Draft in a...
Anthony has triple-double, Knicks rout Celtics 118-110
Carmelo Anthony had 35 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists for his second career triple-double, and the New York Knicks made 19 3-pointers to keep alive their Atlantic Division title...
Cop who took naked photos of rape victim can keep pension
A detective who was fired for taking and keeping naked pictures of a rape victim — the step-daughter of rocker David Bowie — and of a woman who was busted...
Braves knock out Santana, beat Mets 9-3
ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves finally beat the New York Mets, taking advantage of shaky defense to hand Johan Santana the shortest start of his career in a 9-3 victory...
Sabathia, Stewart lead Yankees over Twins 8-3
CC Sabathia shook off early trouble to get a rare April win for the Yankees and backup catcher Chris Stewart hit a go-ahead, two-run single and had three RBIs for...
Pouha glad Ryan will be more involved with Jets defense
Jets coach Rex Ryan said in February he wants to be more involved with the team's defense this season. That's an idea that is popular with nose tackle Sione Pouha.Pouha,...
GM Soler: Red Bulls looking to add to defense
Stephen Keel says the Red Bulls’ defense needs an attitude adjustment, but GM Erik Soler says it needs health...and possibly another talent infusion. Their defense is injury-riddled and badly-struggling, the...