April 11, 2013
Jets add kicker to compete with Folk for starting job
The Jets added a kicker Thursday, signing 23-year-old Derek Dimke, according to his agent Paul Sheehy.Dimke kicked for the Lions in the preseason last year before getting cut. The Jets...
Crooked pol wins another month of freedom... to go to the dentist
Prison-bound ex-pol Hiram Monserrate has won another month of freedom to get his rotten choppers fixed. The disgraced former Democratic lawmaker from Queens has been undergoing extensive dental work since...
Jet-setting exec jailed for embezzling almost $1M to fund lavish lifestyle
Dubai! Kenya! Rikers! A executive at a Manhattan business consulting firm is going to jail for six months for embezzling nearly $1 million -- money she used to travel exotic...
Thierry Henry: Road slate impacting Red Bulls' slow start
Thierry Henry may not be happy about the Red Bulls’ slow start, but he isn’t stressed over it, either. The French striker points to their grueling early-season schedule as a...
Jazz singer tears up as judge frees her from contract with manager ex-fiance
This sultry songstress has got her groove back. Jazz singer Hilary Kole, 37, dabbed tears of joy from her cheeks yesterday and said she was “exhilarated” moments after a judge...
After pictures surface, former Jets safety Rhodes says 'I'm not gay'
Former Jets player Kerry Rhodes wants to set the record straight.Rhodes, who played safety last year for the Cardinals, appeared in photos on MediaTakeOut.com with his arm around a male...
Last of Huguette Clark's Fifth Avenue apartments on sale for $7.2M
The last of three Fifth Avenue apartments owned by the late, eccentric copper heiress Huguette Clark is now for sale for $7.2 million. It’s a little smaller, though, than it...
Texas college stabbing suspect interested in cannibalism: warrant
HOUSTON — A man accused of stabbing more than a dozen people at a Houston-area college told investigators that he had fantasized about cannibalism and necrophilia and about cutting off...
Jury on verge of mistrial in 'cleaver slay' case
The seventh day of deliberations in the Manhattan "cleaver slay" trial ended without a verdict today -- and with a jury on the verge of mistrial. Jurors sent out a...
Peace officer arrested after workout turns into brawl at Manhattan gym
A peace officer ended up in handcuffs after she got into a fight at a Midtown gym and punched a patron in the face, police sources said. Wanda Carrington, 47,...
Budget woes cause Navy to drastically cut Fleet Week plans
New York’s hookers and jiggle joints are the latest victims of Washington budget politics. The big Navy ships that bring loads of man candy to New York’s Fleet Week won’t...
Nets' Carlesimo: Heat 'can be vulnerable'
INDIANAPOLIS – As things stand now, the Nets are set to face the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference semifinals, assuming both the Heat and Nets make it through their...
Father of Patriots WR Amendola suing Cowboys Stadium for $1 million over runaway golf cart (video)
The cart finally stopped, but the story has not. Willie Amendola, a former Texas high school football coach and father Patriots wide receiver Danny Amendola, is suing Cowboys Stadium for...
Creditors of Rescap say Ally kept their bailout $
Creditors of bankrupt mortgage lender Residential Capital are opening up a new line of attack in their legal battle with parent Ally Financial. ResCap creditors will claim in a court...
Man plunges to his death in Murray Hill
An elderly man jumped to his death from a Murray Hill building this afternoon, authorities said. William Schoerner, 73, leaped from the window of his eighth-floor apartment on East 37th...
Pistorius becoming more active while on bail
JOHANNESBURG — Oscar Pistorius has been spending time with people who were close to the girlfriend he shot and killed on Valentine's Day, the Olympian's family said Thursday in an...
Home goods ruling goes against Martha
Martha Stewart lost a courtroom bid to dismiss charges that a new line of home goods she designed for JCPenney violates her pre-existing licensing agreement with Macy’s, even though the...
Devils' Volchenkov suspended four games for elbowing Bruins' Marchand
New Jersey Devils defenseman Anton Volchenkov was suspended for four games by the NHL for elbowing Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand in the head.The league announced the suspension Thursday, roughly...
Coping with impact of violent knockouts, Queens' Hall on verge of lucrative UFC contract
UFC president Dana White keeps calling Uriah Hall the “meanest” guy to ever compete on the “Ultimate Fighter” reality show. And the mild-mannered Hall has no idea why.“It’s very weird,”...
Mets-Twins still hoping to play despite Target Field being covered in snow
They’ll miss the Metrodome this weekend. The Mets will play their first interleague series of the year against the Twins this weekend and the series will be played at Target...
How to pack a punch with a downsized bag
In a playful nod to the less-is-more spring aesthetic, major designers — including Louis Vuittonand Céline — have shrunk their signature handbags. The upside? Less to pack and carry. And...
'42’ is an inspiring tribute to Jackie Robinson
You can take most movies labeled “true story’’ with a barrel of salt. But not “42,’’ an inspiring, old-school biopic that doesn’t pull any punches in depicting the ugly racism...
Luyindula out for Red Bulls, Henry, Espindola in
The Red Bulls are the perfect example of the old adage that one can never have too many strikers. French newcomer Peguy Luyindula is expected to miss Saturday’s game at...
Purse of missing college student found on GWB
Authorities are searching for a missing College of New Jersey student days after her purse was found on the south walkway of the George Washington Bridge. The Somerset County Prosecutor's...
NTSB: Pilot action, icing led to NJ plane crash that killed Manhattan banker, family
A pilot's inability or reluctance to fly quickly enough out of icing conditions led to a fiery plane crash on a New Jersey highway median that killed all five people...
Fewer flights arrived on time, more were canceled this past winter
Airlines are struggling this year to get planes to the gate on time. The government said Thursday that 80.3 percent of flights by U.S. carriers arrived on time in January...
US charges ex-KPMG partner with insider trading
The accountant and the jeweler were longtime friends and golf partners. But the accountant was passing private information about two companies to the jeweler, who used it to play the...
British betting firm receives flurry of wagers on 'Alexandra' as name of royal baby
LONDON — If you believe the bookmakers, the first child of Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge will be a girl named Alexandra. The British betting firm Coral has...
Nicklaus says he 'never really' had a converastion with Tiger
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Jack Nicklaus has shared his secrets and strategy about Augusta National with anyone who wanted to learn from a six-time Masters champion, a list that includes Rory...
Tiger in the mix; Garcia tied with little-known Leishman in lead at Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Sergio Garcia has turned in a bogey-free round to claim a share of the Masters lead. Garcia shot a 6-under 66 Thursday, leaving him tied with Marc...
Get ready to marvel at 'To the Wonder'
It's Terrence Malick time again! Already? Previously, a Malick film came along roughly as often as a new pope. And with an equivalent quantity of reverence, at least to the...
Bloomberg chides press for focusing on Weiner's possible mayoral run
There's one very important person in this city who doesn't care much about Anthony Weiner's lurid tweeting -- Mayor Bloomberg. The mayor chided the press today for focusing so much...
Knicks' Melo on Rose rehab: 'I wish people would stop rushing Derrick back'
CHICAGO - Carmelo Anthony said emphatically Bulls superstar Derrick Rose shouldn’t come back this season if he’s not “110 percent’’ and wishes fans would be more patient with him. Rose,...
Chandler, Martin out for at least next two Knicks games
CHICAGO – Tyson Chandler (neck) and Kenyon Martin (sprained ankle) will miss Friday’s game in Cleveland, too, with coach Mike Woodson saying he is unsure when either will return. Chandler...
Cops charge mezuzah firebug suspect
Cops have charged a man in the anti-Semitic arson attack in Brooklyn after he was taken into police custody yesterday, law-enforcement sources said. Ruben Ubiles, 35, is accused of second-degree...
Ivanka Trump's alleged stalker insists he's sane after being declared unfit for trial
The homeless man who wants to be "Mr. Ivanka Trump" is insisting he's perfectly sane -- and now he wants to challenge the court-appointed shrinks who say otherwise. "There is...
'Sandy' being retired from tropical storm name list
MIAMI — Sandy is being retired from the list of tropical storm names because of the catastrophic damage its massive size and strength caused along the East Coast last year....
NJ shore towns considering new ways to protect themselves in wake of Superstorm Sandy
BRICK, NJ — More than five months after Superstorm Sandy roared through, destroying hundreds of houses and damaging thousands more, Brick no longer has dunes on its beaches. Instead, it...
SEE IT: Vonn cheering on boyfriend Woods at Masters
Now that they are Facebook official, Tiger Woods is getting some public support from his girlfriend. Olympic gold medalist skier Lindsey Vonn, who is recovering from a torn ACL, is...
North Korea's high-heeled female soldiers go on patrol as tensions rise
SEOUL - South Korea and the United States were on high alert for a North Korean missile test-launch on Thursday, as the isolated state celebrated the rule of the Kim...
Pitino will fulfill promise to Louisville players -- getting a tattoo
Rick Pitino is making good on the promise he made his players in the middle of the season. He’s getting a tattoo. The Louisville men’s basketball coach told his kids...
Gun control bill clears first hurdle in Senate
WASHINGTON — Watched by tearful relatives of Newtown school massacre victims, gun control supporters in the Senate won the first showdown over how to respond to the December shootings in...
Bucs DE Bowers pleads guilty to disorderly conduct for bringing gun to LaGuardia
An NFL player made a deal with prosecutors this morning, ending his defensive fight with an illegal gun charge. Da'Quan "Dennis" Bowers pleaded guilty to a disorderly conduct for bringing...
Nobel Prize won by Francis Crick for discovery of DNA sells in NY for more than $2M
The Nobel Prize won by Francis Crick in 1962 for his discovery of DNA was sold Thursday at auction for more than $2 million. Heritage Auctions identified the buyer as...
Zuckerberg formally launches political group
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other Silicon Valley leaders have formally launched a political group aimed at revamping immigration policy, boosting education and encouraging investment in scientific research. Zuckerberg announced...
Hijacking a plane: There's an app for that
The next time a terrorist wants to take control of a plane they'll be able to do so from the comfort of their seat after a hacker unveiled an app...
Mets upgrades, Red Sox sellouts, Nolan Ryan and Barry Zito
Here’s a column I wrote for today’s Post, in which I focus on potential trade targets for the Mets. At this ridiculously early juncture, I think that this July could...
Jay-Z speaks out on selling ownership stake in Nets in new song
BOSTON – It sounds like Jay-Z may have some issues with the Nets.The rap mogul, who is in the process of selling off his ownership share (one-fifteenth of one percent)...
Cyprus bailout swells to $30 billion
BRUSSELS — The cost of bailing out Cyprus has swollen to euro 23 billion ($30 billion), with the crisis-hit country having to take on the lion's share of the measures...
St. John's lands top PG recruit Jordan
The Prince of North Philly spurned the City of Brotherly Love. Elite Philadelphia point guard Rysheed Jordan of Robert Vaux High School verbally committed to St. John’s this morning, picking...
Burger King CEO to take top job at Heinz
Heinz is bringing in Burger King CEO Bernardo Hees as its next top executive, signaling what may be the first of many changes planned by the ketchup maker's new owners....
John Kerry wins hockey bet, gets case of Molson from Canadian Foreign Minister
LONDON — US Secretary of State John Kerry now has a case of beer to quench his thirst as he continues a 10-day trip through the Middle East, Europe and...
POST-CAST: 'Law&Order SVU' and '42' actor Christopher Meloni joins Vaccaro, Hale
Accomplished actor Christopher Meloni joins columnist Mike Vaccaro and reporter Mark Hale on this week's Post-Cast. The "Law&Order SVU" star talks about his character Leo Durocher in the upcoming Jackie...
Unemployment aid applications fall by 42,000 last week
WASHINGTON — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell sharply last week to a seasonally adjusted 346,000, signaling that the job market might be stronger than March's weak month...
Rutgers lawyer resigns amid inquiry over decision to suspend - instead of fire - Rice
A Rutgers University lawyer who approved a decision to suspend the men's basketball coach rather than fire him last year has resigned. University officials announced last week that the lawyer,...
Goat's head left in box outside Cubs' Wrigley Field
CHICAGO — Goats that previously appeared at Chicago's Wrigley Field were alive and kicking.But not Wednesday, when a goat's head was left in a box outside the home of the...
'Django Unchained' pulled from Chinese theaters on opening day allegedly due to technical problem
BEIJING — "Django Unchained" became "Django Unscreened" on Thursday as Quentin Tarantino's violent slave-revenge saga was pulled from Chinese theaters on its opening day, with the importer blaming an unspecified...
Foursquare has raised $41M in new funding: report
Foursquare is back in the money. The New York City startup, which pioneered location-based social media with check-ins, raised $41 million in fresh financing, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report....
What a rack-et! Study says bras make boobs saggier
Women who wear bras have saggier boobs than women who don’t, according to a new study. Scientists in France found that bras give no benefit at all in “denying breasts...
Man slices arms with saws at Calif. Home Depot in 'graphic' DIY gone horribly wrong
WEST COVINA, Calif. — A man deliberately cut himself with saws in the aisles of a Home Depot store in suburban Los Angeles on Wednesday, creating a gruesome scene in...
Lance Armstrong sells his $10M Austin estate, buyer denies paying 'close to listed value'
AUSTIN, Texas — Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong has sold his Austin estate to an oil-and-gas rights agent. The Austin American-Statesman reports a deed of trust filed with Travis County last...
Sink hole leads to detour in southern NJ
OCEAN CITY, NJ — Crews are repairing a 12-foot deep sink hole that opened on a street in southern New Jersey. It's not clear what caused the hole to form...
'Charlie Brown' pleads guilty to stalking ex-girlfriend and her plastic surgeon
SAN DIEGO — The man who was the voice of Charlie Brown in the first "Peanuts" television specials has pleaded guilty to threatening and stalking both his ex-girlfriend and a...
Ronald Reagan's son urges NY GOP to OK Adolfo Carrion's mayor bid
It sounds like a mismatch: An illustrious Republican president's son supporting a Democrat-turned-independent, ex-Obama administration official in his quest to run for New York City mayor on the GOP line....
Conn. gun shop that sold weapons used in Newtown shootings had hundreds of violations over past few years
EAST WINDSOR, Conn. — A Connecticut gun shop that legally sold weapons used in the Newtown school massacre lost its federal firearms license after the December shooting because of hundreds...
FOLLOW LIVE: Masters leaderboard
Follow live as Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and the rest of the Masters field look to make a move at Augusta for the season's first major.
North Korea claims it has 'powerful striking means' on standby for launch
PYONGYANG, North Korea — North Korea delivered a fresh round of rhetoric Thursday with claims it had "powerful striking means" on standby, hinting at a missile launch, while Seoul and...
Voters want inspector general to oversee NYPD: poll
Cops are tops, but voters here still want an inspector general to oversee the NYPD. A Quinnipiac University poll being released today found that 66 percent of voters questioned support...
Family fun, birdies highlight Par-3 Contest
AUGUSTA, Ga. — For the first time in memory, the Masters’ Par-3 Contest provided some end-game drama Wednesday as Ted Potter Jr. defeated Phil Mickelson and Matt Kuchar in a...
Play on greens is likely to determine Masters winner
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Who do you like? Who will look best in green come Sunday night in the Butler Cabin once the final putt has been dropped in the 2013...
Yankees on deck at Indians
TONIGHT — 7:05, RHP Phil Hughes (0-1, 6.75) vs. RHP Zach McAllister (0-1, 3.00) YES, WCBS (880 AM) INSIDE THE MATCHUPS YANKEES: Hughes was awful in his first outing, allowing...
Bradley win at Masters could force decision on long clubs
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Billy Payne was all smiles during his annual press conference yesterday, happy to have “the ladies issue” resolved by the admission of former Secretary of State Condoleezza...
New JCPenney CEO seeks Macy's truce: sources
JCPenney’s new chief executive is moving quickly to clean up the Martha Stewart mess. Mike Ullman — a former Penney chief who returned to the helm this week after his...
Ex-Apple execs airlifted out of JCPenney HQ
It’s official: Apple is out of fashion at JCPenney. At least three top proteges of former Penney CEO Ron Johnson — all of whom boasted stints at Apple on their...
Business briefs
BBB bravo Bed Bath & Beyond yesterday reported net earnings of $1.68 per share ($373.9 million) in the fiscal fourth quarter, an increase of 14 percent over the same quarter...
Facebook embracing crusade vs. child porn
Facebook has kissed and made up with a ragtag group of child porn hunters scattered around the world. As a result, Facebook now seems to be pulling pedophile pages off...
Minutes mischief
A fat Fed finger could lead to some uncomfortable probing on Wall Street. The central bank on Tuesday accidentally gave a sneak peek at market-moving minutes of its latest meeting...
SEC slips blame in Madoff ruling
Investors in Bernie Madoff’s epic fraud cannot hold the Securities and Exchange Commission responsible for failing to expose his decades-long Ponzi scheme, despite its “regrettable inaction,” a federal appeals court...
Stuy checks in the mail
Now that’s rent control! Yesterday, about 27,500 tenants at Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village won approval for its $68.8 million settlement with MetLife and CWCapital Asset Management over rent-overcharge claims.Justice Richard...
Contrite Dimon tries to bury ‘Whale’
Jamie Dimon is sorry — no, really. In a rare show of humility, the bank chieftain apologized profusely to JPMorgan’s shareholders and regulators for the “London Whale” debacle that resulted...
MSG may be set to light Fuse
Guggenheim Partners boss Alan Schwartz is quietly shopping MSG’s Fuse network, several sources told The Post. While Guggenheim hasn’t officially been hired, Schwartz is having informal conversations with various parties...
Hollywood hot
Sports and entertainment powerhouse IMG — the crown jewel of the late Teddy Forstmann’s empire — is shaping up to be one of the most sought after pieces of banking...
Maffei chair of Sirius XM
Sirius XM Radio has named Liberty Media Corp. CEO Greg Maffei chairman following its January takeover by John Malone’s media company. Sirius also added Discovery Communications CEO David Zaslav and...
King Lloyd for a year
For the second year in a row, Goldman Sachs Group fended off a shareholder proposal that could have led to a messy public vote to strip Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein...
Obama reloads in anti-PE crusade
President Obama beat private-equity titan Mitt Romney to win re-election — but he is still taking aim at the industry.His federal budget proposal yesterday would close a loophole that allows...
Tipped trader aids FBI
Bryan Shaw, a trader who said he received insider tips from fired KPMG partner Scott London, issued an apology, saying he’s been cooperating with the Justice Department and the Securities...
Salesman’s suit says Herbalife a ‘scheme’
A failed Herbalife distributor says the company is nothing but a racket. California resident Dana Bostick is suing Herbalife under racketeering and corruption laws, accusing the company of being an...
Google Gla$$ parade
Google has called on venture capital heavyweights Andreessen Horowitz and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers to spur creation of software for Google Glass, its wearable mobile-computing devices that resemble spectacles.The...
Art of the deal
The $8.7 million duplex penthouse for sale at Trump SoHo has a heck of a view — and we don’t just mean from the windows. Yes, we’ll admit that the...
Just sold!
Manhattan CHELSEA $1,105,000 133 W. 28th St. Two-bedroom, two-bath co-op, 1,300 square feet, with entry foyer, open island kitchen with Wolf range, dining area, windowed en suite bath and laundry...
Get Carter
Looking for inspiration? A musical icon’s classic Greenwich Village apartment is now on the market for $2.8 million. The prewar co-op at 31 W. 12th St. was the home of...
NYPD’s ‘zeroes’
As many as 10 percent of city cops are malcontents — or “zeroes” — who want to work as little as possible and still get paid, the NYPD’s recently retired...
Obama's $3.8T budget plan would raise taxes, continue to grow national debt
WASHINGTON — President Obama yesterday turned in a $3.8 trillion budget for next year that would erase the dreaded “sequestration” federal spending cuts but still manage to hit just about...
Elusive Franco
The ubiquitous James Franco beat a defamation lawsuit brought by a disgruntled NYU professor because the prof’s attorneys couldn’t pin down the actor to properly serve him. “We will find...
Online ‘rude’ awakening
LONDON — Rudeness and throwing insults are cutting online friendships short, with a survey yesterday showing that people are getting ruder on social media and that 2 in 5 users...
Fed jail prayer battle
INDIANAPOLIS — Lawyers for American Taliban fighter John Walker Lindh asked a federal judge yesterday to find the Federal Bureau of Prisons in contempt for not allowing Muslim inmates in...
Construction crew cited for damaging protected red-tail hawk nest on UWS apartment building
What a bunch of bird brains! A clueless construction crew destroyed a protected red-tailed hawk nest — forcing the feathered family to flee its cozy perch on Central Park West....
Liu cut from ex-campaign aide’s witness list
Embattled city Comptroller John Liu won’t have to interrupt his mayoral campaign to testify for a former fund-raiser accused of funneling illegal contributions into his political war chest.A revised witness...
Big 3 eyeing Hudson Yards
Time Warner, Citibank and Ralph Lauren Polo could be the next big companies to move to mammoth new Hudson Yards on the Far West Side.All three have had talks with...
Crockefeller guilty in slay
LOS ANGELES — A notorious Rockefeller impostor was found guilty yesterday of first-degree murder in the death of a man whose bones were found buried in the back yard of...
Blasio: IG OK - for council
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio yesterday called for an inspector general for the City Council, which is run by his Democratic mayoral rival Christine Quinn.“Speaker Quinn actually defended the broken...
Rat pol cuffed
The former Bronx assemblyman who turned government informant after he was busted on perjury charges — leading to a colleague’s bribery arrest — was finally arraigned yesterday on his own...
GOPer: Unveil Malcolm mystery
Brooklyn Republican state Sen. Martin Golden yesterday urged the feds to unmask the name of mystery GOP “chairman#1” in the Malcolm Smith bribery case. “Descriptions within the sealed complaint raise...
Correction
In a story published in Tuesday’s Post, a woman found dead on subway tracks in lower Manhatan was misidentified by a relative as an NYU student. Emily Singleton attended The...
Fatal sext-trap witnesses
Two young women who lured a Brooklyn man to his death with sexy text messages and naked photos will testify against the men accused of ordering and carrying out the...
Cardiologist a $19M fraud
A cardiologist with offices in New York City and New Jersey carried out what federal authorities say is the largest health-care fraud ever recorded by a single practitioner in those...
Jews slam Carter award
Former President Jimmy Carter met at City Hall yesterday with Mayor Bloomberg before heading to Cardozo Law School to receive an award that angry alumni and Jewish groups said he...
Security ‘sham’ suit
A Midtown firm that billed itself as a security-guard training company was actually a sham that bilked more than 15,000 customers out of $500 fees for jobs that didn’t exist,...
Letter from DNA structure’s co-discoverer to his young son sells at auction for $6M
This letter sure has dominant genes — a 1953 missive from the co-discoverer of DNA’s structure to his 12-year-old son explaining how “life comes from life’’ was auctioned for a...
Louvre walkout
PARIS — The Louvre was closed yesterday after its workers walked off their jobs to protest a rising problem of pickpockets plaguing the famed museum.A Louvre spokeswoman was unable to...
LI drug addict bilks family for 'fake' cancer treatments: DA
Her grandmother was so heartbroken, she sold her home to give her $100,000 for chemotherapy. Her dad cleaned out his IRA to donate $25,000. Authorities yesterday laid out the alleged...
Bike Tour $$ backpedal
A Manhattan civil judge is set to rule that the NYPD was out of line in assessing a $1 million fee for traffic control to the annual Five Boro Bike...
‘Anti-Semite arsonist’ bust
A suspect in an anti-Semitic arson attack was taken into custody yesterday and questioned about the burning of 12 mezuzahs at two Brooklyn apartment buildings this week — but cops...
No kid gloves for Madge
Tip your hat to the impoverished, but proud, nation of Malawi. Leaders of the small African country have accomplished a feat that no human has had the nerve to try:...
Crystal ball: ‘9 hurricanes’
MIAMI — The 2013 Atlantic hurricane season will be “above average,” with 18 tropical storms, nine of which will intensify into hurricanes, forecasters at Colorado State University predicted yesterday. Four...
Bernie Madoff's son blames stress, shame for cancer relapse
Bernie Madoff’s surviving son is putting on a brave face as he battles a cancer relapse — which he blames on the stress of living with the shame of his...
Teen girl beaten
Police are searching for a man wanted for savagely beating a teenager in Queens late last night, sources said.The thug followed the 16-year-old victim into an alley on 43rd Street...
Brooklyn cops looking for man who groped pedestrian
Police are searching for a suspect who groped and attacked a woman on a street in Brooklyn. The 23-year-old woman was walking at the corner of St. Nicholas Avenue and...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn A Brighton Beach woman told her family she was going to get a haircut —and then never returned, police sources said. Elizabeth Tuul, 29 (pictured), was last seen at...
Powell eyeing Rangel seat
Adam Clayton Powell IV is preparing another run for the Harlem congressional seat once held by his father and occupied for the past five decades by Rep. Charles Rangel. Powell,...
20K would ride NY-NJ 7 train
The long-discussed extension of the 7 train to Secaucus, NJ, would draw 20,500 Manhattan-bound commuters every morning, a new study says.It’d be a speedy trip — eight minutes to the...
Gov blasts DC gun-toady pols
WASHINGTON — Gov. Cuomo slammed members of Congress yesterday as the pawns of gun-rights extremists, even as US senators hailed a bipartisan proposal to expand background checks to private sales...
Andy offer$ olive branch
ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo is offering $65,000 in federal cash to New York state-shooting ranges so that they can expand — a move some gun advocates believe is an attempt...
Actress sues IMDb for using credit-card information to reveal her real age
Can Hollywood handle the truth — about an actress’s age? A trial now under way in Seattle is seeking to answer that question in the case of a sexy 41-year-old...
Taymor’s ‘$pidey’ sense
Ousted director Julie Taymor netted a sizable share of the profits from “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” by settling her suit against the producers of the blockbuster Broadway musical yesterday,...
NYC makes for glad grads
The Big Apple is the best city for recent college graduates, a new survey claims. A combination of “lifestyle factors” — such as job availability and proximity to friends —...
Shamed pol Anthony Weiner describes his secret life as he considers mayoral run
“I knew when I did it, almost from the moment I did it, there was no good way for it to end. When I sent that fateful tweet.” For the...
Quinn just a bit worse for wear in latest poll
A couple of weeks of constant battering from her opponents has cost City Council Speaker Christine Quinn a few points in the latest mayoral poll — but she still leads...
Split decision among women
Women are divided when it comes to Anthony Weiner’s plan to rise from the political dead.“I would still never vote for someone who had such a lapse in judgment,” said...
Weiner stiff competition for Dem foes
Don’t count out Anthony Weiner if he runs for mayor.Political experts said the disgraced ex-Queens congressman would shake up the Democratic primary for City Hall should he become a candidate.And...
End this bizarre fantasy
Is Anthony Weiner completely delusional? Or is he out of his flipping, sex-crazed gourd? Whatever big-busted fantasies crawl around the ex-congressman’s delirious noggin, la Weiner made his next goal as...
Kin ordered Tick Tock Diner ‘hit’
The manager of New Jersey’s landmark Tick Tock Diner hired a hit man to rub out his uncle in order to take control of the lucrative family business — which...
Docs see pain in your brain
Scientists reported yesterday that they were able to “see” pain on brain scans and, for the first time, measure its intensity and tell whether a drug was relieving it. Although...
Rap on Flavor sticks
LAS VEGAS — A judge ruled yesterday that there’s enough evidence that Flavor Flav threatened his longtime girlfriend’s 17-year-old son with a butcher knife for the entertainer to stand trial...
Immigration deal woos left and right
WASHINGTON — The immigration deal being written in the Senate will include a dual approach to the issue, that both provides a path to citizenship and a institutes a crackdown...
SUNY blocks hosp books
Two hospital groups have expressed interest in taking over the slated-for-closure Long Island College Hospital in Brooklyn — but any potential deal has been stymied by SUNY Downstate’s refusal to...
Queens teacher accused of bedding ex-student was Facebook friends with dozens of students
The Queens teacher charged with repeatedly bedding a 14-year-old former student in his marital home was Facebook friends with dozens of girls from his school — which their classmates described...
Gov. Rocky scion bust in break-in
The great-grandson of former New York governor Nelson Rockefeller was busted after allegedly trashing an apartment in Boston. Christian Rockefeller, 22, of Pleasantville in Westchester County, was charged yesterday with...
Bluster & blackmail
As Secretary of State John Kerry wings his way to Asia on his first trip there as our top diplomat, now is a good time to put North Korea’s dangerous...
Perils of a politically correct pentagon
One of the core functions of government is to defend the nation from all enemies, foreign and domestic — that’s part of the oath of enlistment that all service personnel...
To get better politicians, we need smarter voters
The Issue: Widespread ignorance among politicians about issues, like gun control, that they vote on. *** I think IQ testing for our elected representatives would be a good idea, though...
Haimson’s right to choose
The Issue: Public-school advocate Leonie Haimson’s decision to send her own children to private school. *** New York public-school activist Leonie Haimson has illustrious company in exercising private-school choice for...
The art of free markets
Experts are calling billionaire Leonard Lauder’s decision to donate his Cubist collection, estimated to be worth some $1.1 billion, to the Metropolitan Museum of Art “transformational.” Let’s hope it also...
Get the picture, Anthony?
What did New York ever do to deserve Anthony Weiner? In a dreary, teary puff piece in the New York Times, Weiner reveals what readers of The Post have known...
Dead silence
Normally those of us in the news business love trials, the more sensational the better. Just look at the coverage of the Jodi Arias murder trial in Maricopa County, Ariz....
Gov. Cuomo’s ugly message to biz
Gov. Cuomo likes to declare that New York is “open for business,” but his prolonged refusal to OK hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, sends the opposite message, even as it inflicts...
Death-defying ‘Bullet’ trick a magical treat
‘Do you believe that free will is just an illusion?” Rob Drummond asks in “Bullet Catch.” Whether you do or not, you’ll willingly suspend your disbelief watching this mesmerizing solo...
Aargh! Thar be pirates
Radio drama is alive and well and playing at a theater near you. So hopes Air Pirates Radio Theater, whose wacky on-air comedies — replete with a game audience providing...
The woman behind the porn boss
Sitting in front of a computer monitor in a warehouse in Englewood, NJ, Jane Homlish is examining a screen full of thumbnail shots of artfully lit naked women. She’s been...
Jagr finding ways to ‘assist’ Bruins
At the tail end of his career, Jaromir Jagr is learning how to adjust on the fly. The 41-year-old winger came back to the New York area for the first...
Rangers’ Staal seeks counsel, improvement
Marc Staal took another stride on his path to recovery in skating for the third straight day, this time with a handful of teammates at the morning optional preceding the...
Bengals eyeing former Giants RB Bradshaw
First it was the Steelers who were interested in signing Ahmad Bradshaw. Now the Bengals are, too. A visit to Cincinnati could come in the next week or two for...
Aqueduct Analysis
Post Time: 12:50 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 6 fur; $22,000; clm($12,500); 3upBIZARROWORLD set the pace and finished second as the favorite this distance and level last...
Rosario on Orb for Kentucky Derby
Joel Rosario will replace John Velazquez as the rider of Fountain of Youth and Florida Derby winner Orb in the May 4 Kentucky Derby after Velazquez committed to ride undefeated...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6f; $36,000; cl($30,000); 3up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 InToddWeTrust(L),116CVelasquz1-5-6Jacobson7-22 Tactical Saenz(L),112C Hiraldo2-3-4Chtterpl12-13 Patriotic Duty(L),109M Franco3-6-5Persaud15-14 Fit FightinFeline(L),122J Espinoza6-5-6Hizo8-15 Potus(L),124D Cohen1-4-4Levine6-16 UnlimitedPowr(L),122M Luzzi3-5-4Galluscio5-27 SokitumiSamur(L),122L Saez4-4-2Gullo2-1SECOND-1m(T);...
Aqueduct Charts
April 10th, 2013 Clear And Fast. Turf Firm.©2013 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1m; $23,000; cl($12,500); 3up; (f&m)Off: 12:50. Good. to ins 7/16, ask upperTime: 24.69, 48.99, 1:14.21, 1:39.9.Trainer: Nicholas ZitoWinner: B...
The Post Line
NBAFavoriteLineUnderdogKnicks6BULLSThunder4WARRIORSNHLFavoriteLineUnderdogBRUINS$160-180IslandersCAPITALS$165-190HurricanesFLYERS$115-135SenatorsCanadiens$120-140SABRESPenguins$115-135LIGHTNINGRED WINGS-110-110SharksBlues-105-115WILDJETS$145-165PanthersKINGS$220-260Avalanche Home team in CAPS
Hondo: raking in the dough
Hondo took a beating with the Reds yesterday but still managed to pile up more profits by cashing with the Rays and Giants, leaving him with 150 lockmans in the...
No shortage of candidates to spoil Tiger’s chances at Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. — With no disrespect to recent Masters winners Trevor Immelman, Zach Johnson, Charl Schwartzel and Angel Cabrera, the last several years have not exactly been a golden era...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYApr. 11FRIApr. 12SATApr. 13SUNApr. 14MONApr. 15TUEApr. 16WEDApr. 17YankeesCleveland7:05YES NetworkWCBS 880 AMBal.7:05WWORWCBSBal.4:05YESWCBSBal.8:05ESPNWCBSNOGAMEAri.7:05YESWCBSAri.7:05WWORWCBSMetsNOGAMEMin.8:10SNYWFANMin.4:10SNYWFANMin.2:10WPIXWFANCol.8:40SNYWFANCol.8:40SNYWFANCol.8:40SNYWFANKnicksChicago8:00MSG Network/TNTESPN 98.7 FMCle.7:30MSGESPNNOGAMEInd.3:30MSGESPNCha.7:00MSGESPNNOGAMEAtl.8:00MSGESPNNetsNOGAMEInd.7:00YESWBBRNOGAMETor.3:30YESWBBRWas.7:30YESWBBRNOGAMEDet.8:00YESWBBRRangersNOGAMENO GAMEIsles7:00MSGESPNNOGAMENO GAMEPhi.7:30NBCSNESPNNO GAMEIslandersBoston7:00MSG PlusWRHU 88.7 FMNO GAMERangers7:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMENOGAMEFla.7:00MSG+WRHUNO GAMEDevilsNOGAMEOtt.7:00MSG+WNYMNOGAMENOGAMETor.7:00MSG+WNYMNOGAMENO GAMERed BullsNOGAMENOGAMED.C.7:00MSG+2NOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEK.C.7:30MSG+HOMEAWAY
Today's Sports on the Air
Baseball7 p.m.Yankees at Indians YES, WCBS 880 AM7 p.m.Cardinals at Phillies MLBNBasketball8 p.m.Knicks at Bulls MSG, TNT, ESPN 98.7 FM10:30 p.m.Thunder at Warriors TNTGolf3 p.m.The Masters: First Round ESPNHockey4:30 p.m.NCAA...
Sports Shorts
NFL: Marcus Vick in trouble again A judge in Virginia has ordered the arrest of Marcus Vick after he missed a court hearing in a civil case. Vick was to...
Rangers earn key win over Leafs
There is no rear view attached to the Rangers as they thunder into the stretch on the playoff bubble, scratching for points that will ensure a return to the postseason...
Mats makes rare scoring opportunity count
Close wasn’t good enough for John Tortorella. Speaking before last night’s game against the Maple Leafs, the Rangers coach made it clear that seeing Mats Zuccarello get multiple scoring chances...
Devils' Volchenkov could be disciplined for elbow
Devils defenseman Anton Volchenkov will almost certainly be hearing from the league today after his elbow to the head of Brad Marchand at the 15:11 mark of the second period...
Reeling Devils fall to Bruins
No, the Devils aren’t making any excuses, but if Ilya Kovalchuk isn’t the light at the end of this dark and morbid tunnel, then there is no light at all...
Rangers send Miller to AHL with healed wrist
J.T. Miller, returned to the Whale by the Rangers on Tuesday, is expected to be in the Connecticut lineup Friday night at Manchester, his left wrist fully healed. “I couldn’t...
14-year-old Guan turning heads at Augusta
AUGUSTA, Ga. — A lot of eyes will be on Tianling Guan, the 14-year-old from China, when he tees off today as the youngest golfer to ever play in the...
Streaking Knicks, minus K-Mart, Tyson, eye No. 2 seed in East against Bulls
After clinching their first division title in 19 years, the Knicks already have moved on to their next goals — extending their NBA-best 13 game winning streak, and taking aim...
Bulls' Rose can’t get over the Shump
CHICAGO — Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau wished he had the same things to say about Derrick Rose’s season as he does about Iman Shumpert’s. Shumpert’s comeback is moving along nicely....
Knicks to sign Singleton, release Thomas: source
With the Knicks’ big-man situation in dire straights, the Knicks are close to signing veteran journeyman power forward James Singleton, according to a person familiar with the situation. The Knicks...
Gonzalez, Ethier are players who could strengthen Mets in 2013 and beyond
You’ve mastered Phase One of the Mets’ rebuild. You know that Travis d’Arnaud, Ike Davis, Matt Harvey, Zack Wheeler and David Wright hope to be, in the roughest sense, what...
Concerned Mets send Wheeler for MRI on blister
PHILADELPHIA — Mets officials were concerned enough about a blister on top pitching prospect Zack Wheeler’s middle finger that they recently sent him for an MRI exam on the affected...
Celtics castoff Joseph enjoys return to Boston
BOSTON — It didn’t take long for Kris Joseph to learn that the NBA is a business. Just a few months after the Celtics selected him in the second round...
Deron in playoff form as Nets beat Celtics
BOSTON — Deron Williams looks ready for the playoffs to start. He was spectacular against the Celtics, finishing with 29 points and 12 assists as the Nets came away with...
Rainout can’t dampen Yankees’ early power surge
CLEVELAND — Kevin Long understood what he was up against heading into this season, with a lineup filled with unfamiliar names and just as many question marks. “We knew about...
Yankees clubhouse energized by newcomers
CLEVELAND — This is the Yankees’ version of Extreme Makeover: Clubhouse Edition. After eight games, five on the road, a different vibe runs through the Yankees clubhouse these days, a...
Yankees' Jeter takes batting practice
CLEVELAND — Derek Jeter was able to run again and took batting practice for the first time Wednesday in Tampa since he was shut down because of soreness in his...
Murphy, Hawkins stifle Mets' rally
PHILADELPHIA — Daniel Murphy and LaTroy Hawkins were the Mets’ anti-comeback kids. Jeremy Hefner was mainly to blame for the Mets’ 7-3 loss to the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park...
Hefner latest Mets starter to fall flat in loss to Phillies
PHILADELPHIA — It’s Harvey and Niese, and then they’re deceased. There you have the state of the Mets starting rotation in a nutshell. When Matt Harvey and Jon Niese take...
Valdespin will bat leadoff when in Mets lineup
PHILADELPHIA — About the only certainty regarding the Mets’ leadoff spot is when Jordany Valdespin starts, he will bat first. Otherwise, manager Terry Collins is still experimenting in search of...
Never go to lunch with Anthony Bourdain
Anthony Bourdain is very amused. He has just come back from having lunch with Anderson Cooper, a famously picky eater, at Yakitori Toto, the second-floor Japanese place on the West...
MTV kills ‘Buck’
MTV has canceled “Buckwild” a week after the death of star Shain Gandee — and series producer JP Williams is peeved. “They’ll stick by a show that allows you to...
Drama Mama
Your weekly guide to TV’s best and worst half-hour and one-hour shows. Three unexpected shows to check out this week: “Community” (Thursday, 8 p.m., NBC) The extremely odd community college...
Sister act
Betrayal, murder, sex, riches, religion, plots, intrigue, lust, incest! And it’s all taking place in the Vatican. When “The Borgias” returns for Season Three Sunday night, Pope Alexander VI, a...
‘Last’ man standing: Daly renewed
NBC has renewed Carson Daly’s talk show — just as rumors are swirling he could be replaced by Alec Baldwin. The network late yesterday announced that “Last Call With Carson...
Weird but true
An Oregon farmer was saved by two superheroes — his daughters. The girls sprang into action after their father got trapped under a tractor that had toppled over. Haylee, 14,...
Mihalich in at Hofstra
Hofstra has officially turned the page on the basketball program’s darkest chapter. Wednesday the school announced the hiring Joe Mihalich as head coach, who left Niagara after 15 years and...
Syracuse star Carter-Williams goes pro
SYRACUSE — Four days after Syracuse lost in the national semifinals of the NCAA tournament, star point guard Michael Carter-Williams has decided to enter the NBA draft. The 6-foot-6 Carter-Williams...
Kobe talkin’ Rice smack
Kobe Bryant, who reportedly paid off a Colorado woman after she dropped a rape case against him in 2004, said he wouldn’t have stood for the treatment ousted Rutgers coach...
RU originally praised AD for suspension call
Just a day after Rutgers suspended its men’s basketball coach last December for the way he treated his players during practices, campus officials praised athletic director Tim Pernetti during a...
Make the most of the new mini
In a playful nod to the less-is-more spring aesthetic, major designers — including Louis Vuitton and Céline — have shrunk their signature handbags. The upside? Less to pack and carry....
Deron, Nets handle Celtics
BOSTON — Deron Williams looks ready for the playoffs to start. Williams was spectacular against the Celtics last night, finishing with 29 points and 12 assists as the Nets came...
Fading Devils fall short in loss to Bruins
No, the Devils aren’t making any excuses, but if Ilya Kovalchuk isn’t the light at the end of this dark and morbid tunnel, than there is no light at all...
Rangers top Maple Leafs in shootout
In less than three weeks, one point could end up being the difference between faceoffs and tee times. The Rangers know it. And they wouldn’t let one get away. With...
Source: Singleton in, Thomas out with Knicks
With the Knicks’ big-man situation in dire straights, the Knicks are close to signing veteran journeyman power forward James Singleton, according to a person familiar with the situation. The Knicks...
Former accounting firm partner gets 3 years in jail for embezzlement
A disgraced former partner for the prestigious Manhattan accounting firm Citrin Cooperman was carted off to serve at least three years prison today for embezzling almost a million dollars from...
Yankees- Indians postponed by rain
CLEVELAND — The scheduled game between the New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians has been postponed by rain.No makeup date was immediately announced. The teams are scheduled to finish their...