January 10, 2013
Donor puts the brakes on $50 million plan to bring inclined bike track to Brooklyn Bridge Park
Brooklyn Heights looked a $50 million gift horse in the mouth – and is getting its wish. Many residents in the tony neighborhood say they wanted no part of a...
NHL players to begin voting on labor deal Thursday
NHL players will have 36 hours from Thursday night until Saturday morning to vote on the new labor deal that would end the four-month lockout. The players’ association announced that...
'Abused' teens take aim at Lifetime reality show
The title of Lifetime’s new series “Teen Trouble” pretty much says it all — trying to bring out-of-control kids back from the brink. But three weeks after its premiere, the...
First alleged thug in fatal parka mugging arraigned on murder, weapon possession charges
The first alleged thug busted in a senseless fatal parka mugging is claiming all he did was supply the gun. "I saw the guy shoot the kid," Timothy Montalvo, 16,...
Crane operator license suspended after collapse
The Department of Buildings has suspended the license of the crane operator worker at the time of yesterday’s terrifying crane collapse in Long Island City, Queens which injured 7 workers....
DEA agents set up prostitute for Secret Service agent in Colombia: report
A Justice Department investigation has revealed that the Secret Service hooker scandal had a helping hand -- Drug Enforcement Administration agents. According to documents obtained by NBC News, two DEA...
Islanders-Devils to face off in season opener Jan. 19
The Islanders will open the season next Saturday, Jan. 19, at home against the Devils, a league source has told The Post. The official NHL schedule will not be released...
Rangers goalie Lundqvist favored to win Vezina Trophy
Henrik Lundqvist finally won a Vezina Trophy last season as the league's top goalie. And according to Bovada.lv, the Rangers netminder is the favorite to win the award again when...
Grinnell record-setting scorer breaks wrist, out for season
GRINNELL, Iowa — Jack Taylor, who set the NCAA scoring record with 138 points in a game in November, is out for the season after breaking his wrist. Grinnell College...
Goat-loving oddball accused of sexually assaulting drunk teen
A goat-loving oddball, known for dining in Manhattan with his livestock in tow, is accused of sexually assaulting a teen who was too drunk to consent, prosecutors said. Cyrus Fakroddin,...
Republican George McDonald runs for NYC mayor
Doe Fund founder George McDonald threw his hat in the ring for mayor today, claiming he has the credentials to create jobs and build on the records of Rudy Giuliani...
WATCH: Webb not first beauty Musburger’s helped make famous
When Brent Musburger chooses to comment on those in the crowd, he chooses wisely.ESPN showed Katherine Webb, the girlfriend of Alabama quarterback A.J. McCarron, during the Tide’s rout of Notre...
Hal: Yankees would go past $189 million if team isn't 'championship caliber'
PARADISE VALLEY, Ariz. -- Hal Steinbrenner is committed to getting the Yankees’ payroll under $189 million by the 2014 season, a commitment that has bothered many fans of his team....
First look at “Honey Boo Boo” Thanksgiving
“Here Comes Honey Boo Boo” keeps getting bigger and bigger. More than 3.1 million people watched last week’s Halloween special, a series record for TLC, and this Sunday’s “Very Boo...
New Jaguars GM: 'I can't imagine a scenario' where Tebow comes to Jacksonville
Jets quarterback Tim Tebow may not land where everyone expects.New Jaguars general manager Dave Caldwell said Thursday that he will not bring Tebow, who is expected to be released, to...
Yankees great Gossage says he won't go back to Hall of Fame if Bonds, Clemens elected
Former Yankees pitcher and Hall of Famer Goose Gossage sounded off yet again about steroid users and their Hall of Fame candidacy.Gossage, who has been one of the most vocal...
Supervalu to sell five grocery chains to Cerberus-led investor group for $100M
Supervalu Inc. is selling off five of its grocery chains, including Albertson's and Jewel-Osco, after years of being squeezed by intensifying competition. The nation's No. 3 traditional supermarket operator said...
Wal-Mart CEO knew about bribery in Mexico in 2005: e-mails
Lawmakers are making public emails that show that Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s CEO found out in 2005 that the retailer was handing out bribes in Mexico. Democratic Congressmen Elijah E. Cummings...
Biden says consensus emerging on gun-control measures, plans to deliver policy proposals to Obama by Tuesday
WASHINGTON — Pledging swift action to curb gun violence, Vice President Joe Biden said he would deliver new policy proposals to President Barack Obama by Tuesday. Biden said that while...
ABC says 'DWTS: All Stars' was a 'mistake'
“Dancing with The Stars: All Stars” was a mistake, ABC admits. “It turns out people like to see bad dancing as much as they like to see good dancing,” Paul...
MLB to expand drug testing for human growth hormone
A day after another painful reminder of how severely performance-enhancing drugs damaged the sport, baseball took steps to clean up its act. Starting this season, players will be subject to...
Gunman wounds baby, man in Brooklyn park
A gunman wounded a toddler and his father after an an argument inside a Brooklyn park this afternoon, police sources said. The man had been walking with his child about...
Rangers to open season against Bruins on Jan. 19: source
The Rangers will open the strike-shortened season with two of the top teams in the league. They make their debut Jan. 19 against the rival Bruins, a source confirmed with...
Nokia's fourth-quarter mobile phone sales beat own forecast
HELSINKI — Nokia Corp. signaled Thursday its smartphone partnership with Microsoft was starting to reap rewards as it revealed that fourth-quarter mobile phone sales exceeded expectations and that its handset...
Nets' Blatche watched sexual assault happen, claims alleged victim
The alleged victim of the sexual assault early Tuesday morning in the hotel suite of the Nets’ Andray Blatche told ABC-6 Action News in Philadelphia that Blatche watched from the...
Qatar golf event head: Woods 'not worth' $3M appearance fee
Being Tiger Woods apparently isn’t as valuable as it used to be. A European PGA Tour event head said Thursday that Woods was “not worth” his $3 million appearance fee...
Obama nominates Jack Lew for Treasury Secretary; jokes loopy signature nearly cost nominee
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama nominated White House chief of staff Jack Lew to be secretary of the Treasury Thursday, declaring his complete trust in an aide with three decades...
Thousands rally for ailing Chavez at symbolic inauguration
CARACAS, Venezuela - Tens of thousands of chanting supporters of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez rallied outside his presidential palace Thursday in an exuberant symbolic inauguration for a leader too ill...
Hero teacher talks down 16-year-old 'bullied' gunman after he opens fire in Calif. high school
The young gunman who opened fire inside a California high school Thursday believed he had been bullied for more than a year, before snapping and blasting his alleged tormentor, authorities...
Rare baseball card of Brooklyn team from 1865 expected to fetch $100G at auction
A rare baseball card from 1865 of a Brooklyn baseball team is expected to fetch at least six-figures when it goes up for auction on next month. The 148-year-old card,...
Cantor Fitzgerald donates $10 million in Sandy aid
Dozens of New Yorkers from a neighborhood ravaged by Superstorm Sandy lined up in a school auditorium Thursday to receive $1,000 debit cards from a financial services firm that lost...
Cowboys owner Jones offers non-sensical reasons for firing Rex's brother
The Ryan that probably deserved to keep his job got fired because Jerry Jones was not paying attention to his own team’s games, and that’s if you believe what the...
Tyler Perry offers $100K reward in Fla. cold cases
NAPLES, Fla. — Filmmaker Tyler Perry is offering a $100,000 reward for information in the decade-old case of two men who went missing after separate encounters with a sheriff's deputy...
Herbalife defends itself against Ackman's claims
Herbalife came out swinging Thursday against claims made by hedge fund manager William Ackman that the business amounts to a pyramid scheme. But Ackman didn't back down, saying in a...
It's a date -Nicky Hilton's ex to face off against alleged filching assistant in court on Feb. 14
Hedge funder Todd Meister -- the ex-husband of Nicky Hilton -- now has a courtroom Valentine's date with his accused embezzling "personal" assistant. A Manhattan judge today set Feb. 14...
Jerry Sandusky's lawyers argue for new trial
BELLEFONTE, Pa. — Jerry Sandusky's lawyers argued Thursday that he deserves a new trial because his defense lacked sufficient time to prepare for the first one, but the judge did...
Pastor set to give benediction at Obama's inauguration withdraws from ceremony over anti-gay remarks
The evangelical pastor chosen to give the benediction at President Barack Obama's inauguration withdrew from the ceremony Thursday after remarks he made two decades ago condemning the gay rights movement...
LES man cleared of brutally choking female cop
A Manhattan grand jury today cleared a Lower East Side man of charges that he brutally choked a female cop who'd caught him smoking a joint in a project hallway...
SEE IT: Nuggets fan mocks ’Melo with homemade jersey
One Nuggets fan who held onto his Carmelo Anthony jersey put it to creative use on Wednesday night. In this photo tweeted by @chrisfeller10, it shows a fan at Denver’s...
'Melo skips Knicks shootaround; Amar'e says he'll get more minutes, not less
INDIANAPOLIS - Carmelo Anthony stayed back at the team hotel and didn’t participate in the Knicks morning shootaround at Bankers Life Field House as coach Mike Woodson wanted him to...
Bus shot in Queens, gunman still at large
A gunman fired once on a Queens bus this morning, shattering the rear window and terrifying passengers on board, authorities said. Cops are still searching for the gunman, who opened...
Celtics’ Doc denies cereal comment, thinks Knicks’ Anthony using it as excuse
It’s the old Honey Nut Cheerios defense. Celtics coach Doc Rivers said he thinks Knicks star Carmelo Anthony is using Kevin Garnett’s alleged trash talk to hide behind his actions...
Cops discover two bodies on LI - one 'related to DA's office staffer'
Cops found two bodies inside a Long Island home this morning, in a tragedy that struck close to home for Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice, officials said. A 73-year-old...
Village 'bomber' planned to blow up Washington Sq. Arch with high-grade explosives: cops
The Nazi-loving Harvard grad busted with bomb-making materials in his Greenwich Village apartment was planning to blow up the Washington Square Arch with high-grade explosives, police officials said. Aaron Greene,...
Associate of 'Merchant of Death' busted in Australia: US att'y
An associate of a notorious Russian arms dealer was arrested in Australia and charged with conspiring to buy planes so that weapons could be transported to the world's bloodiest conflicts,...
Ferry passengers return to daily - and seated - commute
Commuters aboard the same ferry service that crashed one day earlier enjoyed a smooth — and seated-at-all-times — sail into Manhattan this morning. Passengers returning to the Highlands-to-New York journey...
Teachers with low ratings more likely to work in high-poverty schools, new report shows
Teachers who received bad performance ratings in the past school year were likelier to be teaching in high-poverty schools, or in schools with high percentages of black, Hispanic or low-achieving...
Quick thoughts on the Hall of Fame and the Mets
Here’s my Hall of Fame news story for today’s Post. As far as opinions, I’ll yield the floor to my teammate Mike Vaccaro, who nailed it with his column on...
WATCH: Literally a snake on a plane
Everything was normal for the passengers on a Quantas flight to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea today until a woman turned and looked out a window. "There's a snake on...
Oscar Watch: 'Lincoln' leads nods as shocking Best Director snubs knock out 'Les Miz,' 'Argo,' Zero Dark Thirty'
It's hard to imagine a scenario where Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln,'' which led today's Oscar nominations with 12 nods, loses the Best Picture trophy next month after the director's branch decimated...
Tiffany holiday sales weaker than expected
Jewelry company Tiffany & Co.'s sales for the critical holiday season rose 4 percent globally, while a key revenue metric was basically flat compared with a year ago. The retailer's...
List of 85th annual Academy Award nominations
Complete list of 85th Annual Academy Award nominations announced Thursday: 1. Best Picture: "Amour," ''Argo," ''Beasts of the Southern Wild," ''Django Unchained," ''Les Miserables," ''Life of Pi," ''Lincoln," ''Silver Linings...
'Lincoln' leads Oscars with 12 nominations
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — The Civil War saga "Lincoln" leads the Academy Awards with 12 nominations, including best picture, director for Steven Spielberg and acting honors for Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally...
Dozens injured after school, NYC-bound commuter buses crash in NJ
A Wall Street-bound commuter coach collided with a New Jersey school bus yesterday, injuring nearly 30 people. Two of the injured — including Daniel Jean-Pierre, the driver of the Academy...
Weekly unemployment aid applications up 4,000 last week to 371,000
WASHINGTON — Weekly applications for U.S. unemployment benefits ticked up slightly last week, the latest sign of stability in the job market. The Labor Department said Thursday that applications rose...
NFL player Junior Seau had degenerative brain disease when he committed suicide
Junior Seau, one of the NFL's best and fiercest players for two decades, suffered from a degenerative brain disease often associated with repeated blows to the head when he committed...
Bombings kill 103 people in Pakistan
QUETTA, Pakistan — A series of bombings in different parts of Pakistan killed 103 people on Thursday, including 69 who died in a sectarian attack on a bustling billiard hall...
Tom Cruise says making movies is still fun
SEOUL, South Korea — Even though he's been a Hollywood star for three decades, Tom Cruise says he still has fun making movies. Cruise was in Seoul on Thursday to...
Newtown schools chief urges continued police guard
NEWTOWN, Conn. — Newtown, Conn.'s schools superintendent is urging an indefinite police presence at the district's schools to allay fears among parents and children about gun violence. The News Times...
B'klyn assaults on cops spiked in 2012
Assaults against cops in Red Hook, Carroll Gardens, and Cobble Hill spiked last year as police aggressively fought crime in hotspot areas, authorities said. Officers were bit, punched, kicked, spat...
Barclays Center unveils massive 70-foot-long mural
Barclays Center honchos yesterday unveiled a new 70-foot-long by 10-foot-wide mural they say captures the borough’s energy and vitality. Fort Greene artist José Parlá’s site-specific work --- which is visible...
Looking back: Nets use third quarter to put away 76ers
The Nets managed to block out all of the noise surrounding the team in the hours leading up to Tuesday night’s game in Philadelphia and came away with a 109-89...
Devils' Kovalchuk expected to return to NHL
It is looking as if Ilya Kovalchuk will return to the Devils, but he’s in no rush to get back to New Jersey. One day after it came out that...
Writers show ’roid rage, elect none for Hall of Fame
PARADISE VALLEY, Ariz. — Engulfed by conflicting and multiple perspectives, the Baseball Writers Association of America pitched a shutout yesterday. For the first time since 1996, no one from the...
Mets great Piazza on path to Hall of Fame induction, eventually
What is easy to forget, in the immediate spasm of emotion, is that Mike Piazza didn’t get eliminated from the Hall of Fame yesterday. It can feel that way, of...
Kreider gets bloody lip at Rangers practice
Chris Kreider was the darling of last year’s playoff run for the Rangers. So how does he get repaid when he finally gets back onto NHL ice? With a puck...
After lockout, Rangers' Gaborik has health & high expectations
Marian Gaborik turned and knocked twice on the wood that frames his locker, a quick little touch of luck the Rangers winger hopes follows him through this upcoming shortened season...
NHL commish sounds like McGwire when he won’t admit his mistakes
So there was Gary Bettman at the podium at a midtown Manhattan hotel following the Board of Governors’ ratification of the CBA, professing his profound admiration for the strength and...
Islanders' DiPietro vows to make up for lost time
Rick DiPietro was finally healthy, he was activated from injured reserve in August and, six weeks later, Lockout III began. “It’s hard to even put into words how frustrating it...
Prospect d’Arnaud plans on making Mets this spring and staying
LAKEWOOD, Calif. — Spring training will be here before you know it and from the look of his swing yesterday, so will Mets’ premier catching prospect Travis d’Arnaud. The confident...
LI travel agent shoved to his death in Brooklyn robbery: police
A Long Island travel agent who showed up at a South Slope, Brooklyn address to buy a car wound up dead when he was shoved to the ground and smashed...
Carmelo out for Knicks tonight after cereal altercation with Celtics' Garnett
INDIANAPOLIS — Cheerio, Carmelo. The NBA gave Carmelo Anthony the boot last night, suspending him for one game for confronting Kevin Garnett twice after Monday’s loss to the Celtics. The...
Golden Globes predictions
This Sunday, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association will hand out the Golden Globes to the best in television and film. But sometimes the HFPA is a little, well, off the...
Yacht owner says lenders are trying to take ship in 'fire sale'
He won’t surrender the ship. The owner of an iconic presidential yacht is suing his lenders claiming they’re trying to commandeer the ship in a “fire sale,” according to documents...
Business briefs
House rulesThe US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is laying out rules aimed at ensuring that mortgage borrowers can afford to repay the loans they take out. The rules being unveiled...
Time Inc. CEO Lang grinches staff
Time Inc. CEO Laura Lang nixed pay raises across the board for 8,000 staffers while the publishing giant gets ready to swing the ax. Sources say that a flurry of...
Hedgie’s Herbalife bet counters Ackman short
It’s payback time. Billionaire hedge-fund activist Dan Loeb — whose dislike of fellow hedgie Bill Ackman goes back to a soured 2008 investment — stormed into the battle between Ackman...
AIG to Greenberg greed: ‘No thanks, Hank’
It’s time for Washington to throw a high fastball behind Maurice “Hank” Greenberg’s left ear. And I’ll explain how. It came out this week that Greenberg pitched American International Group’s...
Redbox Instant to allow subscribers to stream movies straight to TVs
If getting off the couch and down to the grocery store to rent a DVD is just too much effort, cut-price movie-rental service Redbox has a new streaming service for...
F’Book tops $30 on new ad plays
Facebook rose 5.3 percent to a six-month high yesterday amid optimism that the company will benefit from new advertising efforts to drive revenue.The stock jumped to $30.59 at the close,...
Google bets on wind
Google said it invested $200 million in a wind farm in west Texas, adding to the list of renewable-energy investments the Internet-search company has made since 2010. Spinning Spur Wind...
SAC analyst Wesley Wang, who helped government with insider trading probe, gets only two years probation
Hey, did you catch that, Mathew Martoma? Former SAC analyst Wesley Wang, who wore a wire and recorded calls in order to collect incriminating evidence for the government, avoided jail...
NY branches out
Just when New Yorkers thought it wasn’t possible to shoehorn one more bank onto another street corner. Canada-based TD Bank is about to launch a major Big Apple expansion plan...
JPM forks over $2B
JPMorgan Chase & Co., the largest US bank, will pay borrowers $2 billion in the form of mortgage relief and direct cash payments to settle home-loan abuse claims with regulators....
MS plans cuts of 1,600 jobs
Morgan Stanley plans to cut about 1,600 jobs, nearly 3 percent of its work force, a person familiar with the bank said Wednesday. The cuts will focus on senior ranks...
Ultra-high DeVito
Las Vegas Hollywood has always been a major player in the tech world as it churns out all the content that helps sell snazzy new devices. That explains diminutive actor...
Galaxy $ales wow
Samsung upped quarterly profit 89 percent as its Galaxy smartphones fended off competition from iPhone 5. Operating profit jumped to a record $8.3 billion in the three months ended December,...
It takes two
Linda Lavin and her husband, Steve Bakunas, have something a lot of New Yorkers wish they had — two apartments. But they aren’t in different cities, or even different parts...
Just sold!
Manhattan SUTTON PLACE $455,000 303 E. 57th St. One-bedroom, 1 1/2-bath co-op, 1,100 square feet, with renovated kitchen and terrace with Central Park views; building features doorman, garage, health club...
A little bit Lauder now
Cosmetics heiress Jane Lauder has finally sold her prewar penthouse at 830 Park Ave., which was most recently listed for $6.5 million. Lauder, who owns a $12.63 million triplex in...
Going to the dogs
Twenty-four/seven attended lobby, on-site parking, roof deck, gym, lap pool, refrigerated storage, bike storage, game room, screening room, children’s playroom. Developers are wooing today’s apartment hunters with amenities and conveniences...
Guess he overheated
This is not a scene out of the latest Hollywood action flick — it’s a real-life taxi that suddenly went up in flames on the 59th Street Bridge yesterday. The...
Gov’s love an aid booster
Gov. Cuomo’s glamorous girlfriend is leading the charge for state — and national — Hurricane Sandy disaster relief.Working with the Empire State Relief Fund, which asks people to donate to...
UES neighbors sue over pot smoke
This co-op says its going to pot, thanks to one of its residents. The board of The Fontaine, on the Upper East Side, is suing the longtime occupant of Unit...
War over prez yacht
The owner of the legendary former presidential yacht Sequoia is suing his lenders, claiming they’re trying to commandeer it in a “fire sale,” say documents filed in Manhattan Supreme Court....
GOPers for Adolfo
Two city Republican Party leaders vowed they’ll push tonight to allow former Bronx Democratic Borough President Adolfo Carrión to run for mayor on the GOP line this year.Bronx Republican Party...
Mafia-tied tough guy in new stab trouble
That wasn’t red sauce on his hands. A Gambino crime-family associate who beat charges of knifing the owner of popular Brooklyn pizza joint Lucali almost two years ago was again...
9/11 remains safe: city
The remains of unidentified victims of 9/11 will be safe from floods if they are interred at the World Trade Center memorial site, city attorneys argued yesterday in state appellate...
It’s mayor or bust for Liu
City Comptroller John Liu, whose former campaign treasurer is facing federal fraud charges, says there’s no chance he’ll drop out of the mayor’s race and seek re-election to his current...
Accused 'Dark Knight' shooter's fright gallery
AURORA, Colo. — Accused “Dark Knight” mass murderer James Holmes took pictures on his iPhone to chronicle his preparations for the Colorado movie massacre, even mugging for the camera in...
Union Sq. boite nix
A Manhattan judge extended an injunction yesterday that barred a posh eatery from opening up in Union Square Park and selling $18 brunches. And as he 86ed the tony Chef...
The land of ick & Honey
Step away from the rednecks. It isn’t safe. While you were napping, the apocalypse has come — in the form of a 4-foot, blond, foul-mouthed and hyperactive 7-year-old girl child....
Love-rival shoot rap
A Rikers correction officer was arraigned yesterday on attempted-murder charges for allegedly shooting his girlfriend’s unarmed ex-love during a road-rage standoff in Brooklyn, police said. Dale Moore, 31, also was...
Gov to city: casi-no!
ALBANY — No dice for the Big Apple! Gov. Cuomo wants to keep casinos north of The Bronx if voters approve legalizing up to seven of them this November. Cuomo...
‘Death’ firm’s crane smash in Queens injures 7
Workers scrambled for their lives yesterday as a crane collapsed and injured seven laborers at a luxury-housing development behind the “Pepsi-Cola” sign on the Queens waterfront. “I heard the cables...
New burned-body intrigue
The teen whose naked and burned body was discovered on a Brooklyn beach showed no signs of sexual assault, police sources familiar with the medical examiner’s initial report said yesterday....
Drive-by wounds grandma, 90
A 90-year-old grandmother of 24 was shot twice in the arm yesterday in a Brooklyn drive-by, cops said.Gloria Johnson was walking to a coin laundry in East New York at...
Retiree’s gravy-train guilt
A former Long Island Rail Road station agent is getting his ticket punched for scamming more than $370,000 in crooked pension benefits.Daniel Denis, 60, pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy and...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Staten Island Oh, he’s gonna pay, all right. An admitted drunk said he would foot the bill for the damage he caused in an accident in Silver Lake, authorities said....
Paterson admits he OK’d 'tainted' casino firm to help then-state Senate Majority Leader John Sampson
Never mind what was best for taxpayers — former Gov. David Paterson admitted yesterday that he signed off on a deal to award the Aqueduct racino contract to a “tainted”...
9/11 CEO’s gift for kids
Cantor Fitzgerald’s CEO, who lost 658 of his employees on 9/11, will donate $10 million to victims of Hurricane Sandy.Howard Lutnick will announce today that the Hurricane Sandy Support Program...
You’re cute as unbutton, Beyoncé
Sorry, America, this is not what Beyoncé will be wearing to the inauguration. The R&B siren — who donned little more than a T-shirt to show off her lung power...
Government’s worst signature will be on America’s dollar bills
Is it modern art? Is it a slinky? No — it’s the new signature on our cash. President Obama’s treasury-secretary nominee — Queens native and current Chief of Staff Jacob...
Token interest
The wheelbarrow is in danger of being voted off the Monopoly board. Hasbro, maker of the iconic board game, kicked off a contest this week to allow fans to select...
Seastreak captains worried over crash ferry’s new propulsion system
A new propeller system on the Seastreak ferryboat that smashed into a downtown pier yesterday has caused “problems” for its captains ever since it was installed last summer, people close...
93 hurt after boat slams into Pier 11, drawing reminders of 2003 tragedy
An out-of-control ferry carrying more than 300 commuters slammed into a lower Manhattan dock yesterday, tossing terrified passengers like rag dolls into walls and down staircases. Federal investigators are probing...
Rider's firsthand account of ferry crash: ‘It was like hitting a brick wall’
Even before the ferry crashed, I could tell something was wrong. When you take the ferry as much as I do, you get used to the sounds of the engines,...
‘Cheat teach’ answer man
A Queens elementary- school teacher brazenly helped fourth-graders cheat on the state’s high-stakes English exams, even though there was a second proctor in the room, probers found. Former PS 19...
Lab tests in Net’s ‘sex’ case
Two pals of Brooklyn Net center Andray Blatche have been questioned and released in the alleged sex assault of a stripper in the hoopster’s Philadelphia hotel suite, and evidence from...
Brooklyn rents plunge 5 percent while Manhattan rents rise again
Manhattan is winning the battle of the boroughs when it comes to real estate. Rents rose again in Manhattan — and plunged in Brooklyn — last month as apartment dwellers...
OWS fiend gets 3 years
A homeless Occupy Wall Street protester who beat charges of raping a woman near the South Street Seaport last year is now going to prison for three years for a...
2nd drown teen found
Search crews yesterday recovered the body of the second New Jersey teen from the frigid waters of Budd Lake, two days after the 15-year-old boys fell through thin ice.The body...
It’s y’all right!
America’s new “tweetheart” yesterday defended Brent Musburger as a victim of unnecessary roughness. Alabama quarterback A.J. McCarron’s girlfriend, Katherine Webb, 23, became a sudden sensation on Twitter after the ESPN...
Village rape guilt
A rapist pleaded guilty yesterday in Manhattan court to an attack on a disoriented 29-year-old woman in the West Village.Ivan Ramos, who now faces at least 20 years prison, told...
Arrest in parka slay
A teenager was arrested for his alleged role in the slaying of a 16-year-old Lower East Side boy for his designer parka last Friday night, sources told The Post.Timothy Montalvo,...
Death puzzle in B’klyn rob
A travel agent who showed up at a South Slope, Brooklyn, address to buy a car wound up dead when he was shoved to the ground and smashed his head...
Obama could use executive orders to enact some gun-control measures
WASHINGTON — President Obama is poised to flex his presidential power with an executive order that will single-handedly crack down on gun violence, the vice president promised yesterday. “The president...
NY Gov. Cuomo pushes strict gun-control measures in wake of shootings
Gov. Cuomo seized the national spotlight yesterday by proposing a sweeping gun-control package that calls for a strict ban on assault weapons and stiffer jail time for illegal gun use....
Egypt’s sheik-down
Egypt’s terror-coddling President Mohamed Morsi has repeated his arrogant demand that America free convicted 1993 World Trade Center mastermind Omar Abdel-Rahman. I’d like to report that President Obama repeated his...
Who really wants mideast peace?
Judging by media coverage of Israel’s election campaign, the political competition is between the right and the far right, and peace will suffer. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose Likud party...
New York’s welfare waste: Gottfried fans the flames
The Issue: Assemblyman Richard Gottfried’s comments about using welfare money for booze and porn. *** Policemen, firefighters, sanitation workers and even state legislators have the right to spend their earned...
Pork-Free Sandy aid
With the well-being of homeowners and small business at risk, we are seeing a misguided campaign to label the Sandy aid bill as “pork-filled” (“Boehner Sees the Light,” Editorial, Jan....
Seabrook Sent Off
One more corrupt New York pol has a confirmed reservation at a federal lockup. Ex-City Councilman Larry Seabrook (D-Bronx) was sentenced Tuesday to five years in prison and ordered to...
Andrew’s new agenda
Two years of measured, if not altogether moderate, state governance went up in a hot-air balloon yesterday as Gov. Cuomo sharply entered the national political debate — stage left. In...
An editor and a gentleman
Bob McManus, editor of these pages for the past 12 years, retires today. As he takes his leave, Bob’s many friends in the community and his colleagues at The Post...
Why we need a debt-ceiling fight
President Obama says he won’t agree to spending cuts in return for Republicans’ raising the debt ceiling. Yet he did exactly that in 2011. And he should do it again....
Sigourney's boy toy
Buff, blond Billy Magnussen says he has the best job in town: “They’re paying me to make out with Sigourney Weaver and pinch David Hyde Pierce’s nipples!” He does both...
Let’s talk about race, ‘Baby’
I am not a racist. And yet there I was, sitting in the audience at “Tar Baby” — comedian Desiree Burch’s provocatively titled new show about race — wearing a...
After 25 years of marriage, Micki Ryan still makes her hubby Rex's heart race
With a seafoam blue one-piece hugging her taut, petite body, Micki Ryan reached her arms around her shirtless 6-foot-4 husband, Rex, while the two shared a passionate kiss that seemed...
Sabathia says he’ll be ready for Yankees spring training
The Yankees were a beaten and battered team after they lost to the Tigers in the ALCS. And with Alex Rodriguez out until at least July with a hip injury,...
Sports Shorts
NBA: Lakers lose fifth straight game Tony Parker scored 24 points to help the Spurs beat the visiting Lakers 108-105, sending LA to its fifth straight loss. Kobe Bryant had...
Aqueduct Analysis
Post Time: 12:30 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 6 fur; $31,000; clm($20,000); 4upSENSATIONAL SLAM returns to level of claim in first start since being a beaten favorite...
Rory nets Nike deal
Rory McIlroy’s big-money switch of sponsors to Nike is set to be announced in Abu Dhabi on Monday, reports have said. The deal is believed to be worth a massive...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-5 1/2f; $50,000; mdn spcl wt; 2YO PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 I'm Stoked(M),120C Hillx-x-xHushion7-22 My Teddy Bear(M),115J Ortizx-x-xSciacca8-13 Danceteria(M),120CVelasquzx-x-xRice4-14 Cool and Quiet(L),120J Alvarado5-x-xBaker2-15 TheSpottedWondr,113P...
Aqueduct Charts
January 9th, 2013 Clear And Fast.©2013 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-6f; $35,000; mdn cl($35,000); 4upOff: 12:31. Good. 2p,bid 1/4,hand urgedTime: 24.52, 48.45, 59.98, 1:12.02.Trainer: Pablo HizoWinner: B G, 4, by Forest...
Santa Anita Park Graded Entries
Post Time: 4:00 p.m.FIRST-1m(T); $30,000; str alw; 3YOPN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds3 Tiz aMinister(L),118T Baze4-1-24-52 GreeleyAwesmL118MGtrrz1-3-27-51 Ebony Gold(L),118ADelgd6-5-210-14 SonoftokayanaL118J Scott6-1-530-15 GenerallyOurs(L118OMojic4-5-515-16 Luz Atticus(L),118EMldnd4-3-19-2SECOND-6f; $21,000; cl($12,50); 3up; (f&m)PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds1 QuickWampmL121DFlores5-1-45-23...
Gulfstream Analysis
Post Time: 12:45 p.m.FIRST-6 fur; $32,500; alw; 3YOHANDSOME JACK won as favorite going longer. CHONGO VERDI won impressively as favorite and was claimed. PRIMA ZIP drew rail after finishing third.PN...
Meadowlands Graded Entries
Post Time: 7:15 pm.Best Bet: Wisenheimer (9th)FIRST: mile trot; $12,500; Super Bowl8 Where To Hanover(DMiller)1-1-18-59 Church St Boom R(YGingras)3-1-23-16 Bad DayBlackRock(TTetrick)3-1-64-11 Naughty Girl(JBongiorno)7-5-815-12 Darron Hall(SBouchard)6-4-38-13 Manolo B(CManzi)5-6-720-14 Blt Prime(JCampbell)8-7-825-15 SouthJerseyBugsy(EAbbtell)6-3-312-17...
Gulfstream Results
FIRST-1m; $18,750; cl($8,000); 4up5Dstnctv Pc (Dlgdo)32.8010.804.402Wingedlie (Mosqueira)7.803.407Mize the Big Cat (Trujillo)2.40* Exacta (5-2) $214.00 * $1 Superfecta (5-2-7-6) $747.80 * $1 Trifecta (5-2-7) $277.90SECOND-5 1/2f; $18,750; cl($8,000); 4up4Ribo Bobo (Saez)3.802.602.607Naos...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYJan. 10FRIJan. 11SATJan. 12SUNJan. 13MONJan. 14TUEJan. 15WEDJan. 16KnicksIndiana8:00MSG Network/TNTESPN 98.7 FMChi.8:00MSG/ESPNESPNNO GAMEN.O.NoonMSGESPNNO GAMENOGAMENOGAMENetsNO GAMEPhx.7:30YESWFANNO GAMEInd.6:00YESWBBRNO GAMETor.7:30YESWFANAtl.7:30YESWFANSt. John'sNOGAMENO GAMEG’Town11:00ESPN2WBBRNO GAMENO GAMEND7:00ESPN2WBBRNO GAMEHOMEAWAY
The Post Line
NFL PlayoffsSaturdayFavoriteOpeningCurrent(O/U)UnderdogBRONCOS9 1/29(46)Ravens49ERS33(44 1/2)PackersSundayFALCONS32 1/2(46)SeahawksPATRIOTS99 1/2(47 1/2)TexansHome team in CAPSNCAA BasketballFavoriteLineUnderdogTROY4La.-MonroeYOUNGSTOWN ST.1DetroitTemple2XAVIERGEO. MASON11Old DominionMichigan St.1IOWAN. CAROLINA6MiamiPENN ST.PickNorthwesternMIDDLE TENN.19 1/2FauUTSAPickTex.-ArlingtonARKANSAS ST.10FiuUALR3North TexasLA.-LAFAYETTE2So. AlabamaLa. Tech8 1/2TEXAS ST.BYU18 1/2PepperdineKentucky12VANDERBILTArizona1 1/2OREGONSAINT LOUIS11 1/2UmassUcla5UTAHNew Mex....
Today's Sports on the Air
Basketball6:30 p.m.Women's: Nebraska at Indiana BIG TEN7 p.m.Miami at North Carolina ESPN7 p.m.Michigan State at Iowa ESPN27 p.m.Old Dominion at George Mason NBCSN8 p.m.Northwestern at Penn State ESPNU8 p.m.Knicks at...
Eagles interview Notre Dame coach Kelly
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RG3 faces tough rehab
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Former Mets GM Phillips rips snub of Piazza
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Pettine leaves Jets to be Bills defensive coordinator: reports
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Knicks in holding pattern on Martin while they wait for Wallace
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Knicks told to reduce minutes for Stoudemire
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Drama Mama
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Kimmel beats Dave
'Jimmy Kimmel Live” got off to a quick start on its first night of going head-to-head with David Letterman and Jay Leno. Kimmel — who picked up more than 1...
Patti Stanger meets her match
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Bravo to Lindsay: We want our stuff back
Bravo is trying to recover the $250,000 worth of furniture and rugs that it gave to Lindsay Lohan during the hit show “Million Dollar Decorators,” according to reports. Network brass...
Wild ride
One minute in: gratuitous sex. Four minutes in: car chase. Five minutes in: shootout. Five minutes and 40 seconds in: incredible feat of stamina and agility. Seven minutes in: Amish....
Weird but true
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Rice’s emotions, Rutgers under control
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St. John's inconsistency continues with loss to Rutgers
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Frazier fuels Fordham over Duquesne in A-10 opener
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Seton Hall falls to No. 3 Louisville
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At CES, Chinese firms lay groundwork for US expansion
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'Arrested Development' will hit Netflix with nudity
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