March 15, 2011
NYPD cracks down on cyclists who run red lights in Central Park
The NYPD is putting the brakes on speedy cyclists who recklessly blow red lights in Central Park’s inner loop. Cops have blitzed riders with a staggering 230 tickets already this...
'Rockefeller' wanted for murder in California
The German con man who crisscrossed America as a fake Rockefeller heir, will face a murder rap in Los Angeles for the 1985 slaying of his landlord, officials said today....
National Arts Club finances under investigation
Authorities are investigating the finances of the prestigious National Arts Club, whose controversial president yesterday took a leave of absence amid recent questions about his role in baby birds turning...
Two non-students take pleas in Columbia University drug cartel
Two of the three accused non-student suppliers of the so-called "Columbia Drug Cartel" pleaded guilty in Manhattan today. Miron Sarzynsky, 24, and girlfriend Megan Asper, 22, both of the East...
Pain in the grass! McCarren not ready for baseball, kickball
A botched reseeding of McCarren Park’s fields could move two Williamsburg baseball teams off their home fields — and shorten the Brooklyn Kickball League’s season in half — The Brooklyn...
Lots of yelling, little decided at Prospect Park West bike lane hearing
The Prospect Park West Bike Lane is a miracle solution and a horrific danger, bike lane friends and foes trumpeted at packed hearing last Thursday night.More than 300 people —...
After shaming, Time Warner does the right thing by minority kids
Media giant Time Warner has abandoned a politically questionable internship requirement — and extended the program deadline — in the wake of criticism from students and mentors in Brooklyn.For months,...
Flush with history! Man wants to turn his old outhouse into a museum
And you think your backyard stinks.A urban archeologist has refurbished the 19th-century outhouse that came with his Hoyt Street house, and now he’s hoping to transform the primitive bathroom into...
TV journo trial halted amid accusations DA witness lied on stand
The misdemeanor assault trial of Vince DeMentri ground to a surprise halt late today after the ex-TV reporter's alleged victim was accused of lying on the stand in continuing to...
'I lost my mind,' says man charged with shooting two cops say
An ex-con on trial for shooting two police officers in a Queens subway station took the stand today as the only defense witness in the double attempted murder trial. "I...
Syracuse needs 'big' game against Indiana State
SYRACUSE -- They’re on back-to-back pages in the Syracuse media guide. On their tiptoes, they would be more than 14 feet tall together. And their armspans seemingly could extend across...
Wolski scratched by Rangers vs. Islanders
Wojtek Wolski was scratched for the first time in 28 games since coming to the Rangers from Phoenix on Jan. 10, and Matt Gilroy will sit for the first time...
Indicted Kruger: I'm not going anywhere
State Sen. Carl Kruger says he’s going to continue serving the people of Southern Brooklyn despite federal charges that could earn him up to 120 years in the Big House...
Born to be mild! Levin's stolen 11-year-old Honda is returned!
Reunited — and it feels so good!Councilman Steve Levin (D–Brooklyn Heights) got back behind the wheel of his beloved — but stolen — 11-year-old Honda Civic on Friday morning, two...
Man suspected in Yale lab tech murder to plead guilty
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- The man accused of murdering a Yale lab technician last year will plead guilty, his attorneys said Tuesday. Raymond Clark III, who entered a not guilty...
Weiner to feds: declare Brooklyn a 'disaster area' due to Dec. blizzard
Following the Federal Emergency Management Agency announcement that Queens could receive federal funding to help cover cleanup costs of the December blizzard, Rep. Anthony Weiner (D–Brooklyn/Queens) has called on the...
Red Bulls open MLS Cup-or-bust season Saturday
With a $15 million payroll, star-studded roster and top seed in the Eastern Conference, the Red Bulls blew an aggregate lead and got upset by San Jose in the first...
Bronx mom disappears; cops worry that she's dead
The estranged wife of a former NYPD cop mysteriously vanished from their troubled Bronx home — and cops now fear she’s dead, police sources told The Post today. Tina Adovasio...
Maine making mark with Rockies: report
John Maine has gained fans with the Rockies as quickly as he did when he joined the Mets.Maine, who went 15-10 his first full season in New York (2007) before...
Alec Baldwin drops out of 'Men in Black III'
Actor Alec Baldwin has dropped out of the upcoming "Men in Black III," New York magazine reported Tuesday. Speaking to the magazine Monday night at a Roundabout Theatre Company event...
Ratner's Kruger connection! Bruce had dealings with indicted senator
The biggest developer in the borough — whose Atlantic Yards project is the biggest in Brooklyn history — is now linked to the biggest pay-to-play story in years.Federal wiretaps show...
Westhoff expects Jets to draft defense: report
Mike Westhoff doesn't expect his Jets special teams to get much help from the NFL Draft, but the assistant coach isn't worried about it. Westhoff told NJ.com Tuesday he expects...
Red Bulls title could be in stars
Rafa Marquez said whatever success the Red Bulls have this year will be more about team than the dynamic duo that features himself, the international star midfielder, and his luminous...
PSAL Class B boys basketball semifinals preview
PSAL boys basketball beat writer Zach Braziller breaks down Wednesday’s Class B semifinals at Lehman College in The Bronx. For real time updates via Twitter, click here. SCHEDULE 5 p.m....
Parks cop raids Ridge chicken coop in major pluck up
Call it fowl play.Acting on a tip, a Parks Department officer smashed the locks at a Bay Ridge botanical garden and seized six chickens — only to later discover that...
Sources confident of Red Bull-MSG deal
Just hours before MLS’ season-opener, and just four days before they open Saturday against visiting Seattle, the Red Bulls still haven’t finalized a deal for local television rights. But multiple...
'Battle: LA' winning over conservatives
No one expected much of anything from "Battle: LA" but after the movie became a surprise hit on its opening weekend (trouncing another March opener, Matt Damon's dreary "The Adjustment...
'The Bachelor' recap: Brad's sugar high: After the final hose
Oh my goodness gracious, we've come to the end of our "Bachelor" journey. It's taken us to Las Vegas, Costa Rica, South Africa and countless swimming pools. All the chlorine...
St. Peter's coach prepares to play Purdue
JERSEY CITY -- The first team that John Dunne coached at St. Peter’s College in 2006 won all of five games. A year later, the Peacocks were vastly improved. They...
Union planning alternate NFL Draft site for prospects: report
Seemingly sending a mixed message, the recently decertified NFL Players Association is saying it is not asking top college prospects to boycott the April 28 first round of the NFL...
Khadafy forces push Libyan rebels to brink
TRIPOLI, Libya -- Troops loyal to Col. Moamar Khadafy seized the strategically important town of Ajdabiya Tuesday, opening the way to a direct attack on the rebel capital of Benghazi...
House passes stopgap spending bill despite Republican defections
WASHINGTON -- The Republican-controlled House of Representatives approved a three-week extension of a stopgap federal spending bill containing $6 billion in cuts Tuesday, despite defections from many Republican members who...
Knights of Columbus wants abuse lawsuits dismissed
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The Knights of Columbus, citing a statute of limitations, asked a judge to dismiss lawsuits by two men who say a youth leader sexually abused them...
Oil prices fall to lowest level in weeks
Oil prices fell sharply Tuesday on deepening fears about Japan's economy after its nuclear crisis worsened following a devastating earthquake and tsunami. Potentially dangerous levels of radiation have been reported...
Goldman board considered buying AIG in 2008: Galleon wiretaps
Goldman Sachs, in the heat of the financial meltdown in 2008, considered buying Wachovia Bank or another commercial bank, as a quick way to gain a hefty base of depositer...
NFL union denies calling for Draft boycott
The NFL Players Association denied reports Tuesday it was working on a plan to keep top incoming players from attending the 2011 NFL Draft, while alluding the event “may be...
Chicago man fined for tossing puppy onto highway
CHICAGO -- A Chicago man was fined $100 for throwing a puppy out of his car while driving along a busy highway, the Chicago Tribune reported Tuesday. A witness saw...
Prosecutors say underage girl was among 33 women involved in Berlusconi prostitution probe
ROME -- Italian prosecutors said Tuesday that a probe into alleged prostitution at parties hosted by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi involved 33 syoung women -- one of whom was underage,...
Ex-president Aristide to return to Haiti Thursday, source says
Ex-president Jean-Bertrand Aristide is to end seven years in exile in South Africa and return to Haiti Thursday, three days ahead of a presidential runoff election, a source told AFP....
Devils coach says Parise 'getting closer' to return: report
As the Devils inch closer to a playoff spot, winger Zach Parise gets closer to joining the team. Parise has been skating on his own for the past 12 days,...
Somalis plead not guilty to piracy charges in Va.
NORFOLK, Va. — Seven Somalis pleaded not guilty to piracy, kidnapping and firearms charges Tuesday in the February hijacking of a yacht that left four Americans dead. They entered their...
2 charged in killings on Long Island
Two men are facing murder and other charges in separate killings on Long Island. One of the victims was a construction flagman. Prosecutors say he was shot after one of...
Conn. man arrested after complaining to cop about cocaine deal ripoff
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. -- An East Hartford, Conn., man was arrested after complaining to a police officer that he had been cheated by a cocaine dealer, local media reported. Antonio...
Clinton: Egypt must build on revolt
CAIRO — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told Egyptians on Tuesday that "this moment of history belongs to you," and they should use it to build on the...
Town-gown battle in Fort Greene as LIU seeks greener pastures
Long Island University and Fort Greene are in a town-gown battle pitting the school’s need for athletic space and locals’ need for parking spaces.LIU’s Downtown campus wants to expand its...
Fed holds rates, bond-buy plan
WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve on Tuesday said a run-up in commodity prices is unlikely to result in a sustained inflation increase as it left its key short-term interest rate...
Misdemeanor assault trial set for Sean Penn's supermodel ex
We'll be seeing a lot more of Sean Penn's gorgeous supermodel ex, Jessica White -- on cable and on trial. The Sports Illustrated and Victoria's Secret stunner is about to...
Sundance Film Festival comes to London
LONDON — Robert Redford says he is planning to launch a four-day version of the Sundance Film Festival in London. The Academy Award-winning actor, director and producer said Tuesday that...
Cop killed by the boyfriend
78th PrecinctPark SlopeCop killerA career criminal pushed a police officer over a stairwell ledge to his death early on March 13.According to police, Officer Alain Shaberger of the neighboring 84th...
Yankees push Joba further back after MRI exam on oblique
TAMPA -- Joba Chamberlain underwent an MRI exam on Sunday that revealed an "injured oblique" on his left side, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said Tuesday.Chamberlain sustained the injury while...
Ground Zero mosque opponents ask judge to overturn Landmarks Commission ruling
Opponents of a proposed mosque near Ground Zero today asked for a judge's help in insuring it never gets built. The American Center for Law and Justice and former firefighter...
Two pet dogs defy tsunami in Japan (video)
ARAHAMA, Japan -- When the tsunami warnings sounded after the massive earthquake that struck Japan on Friday, Masaki Kikuchi sprinted upstairs to grab his sleeping 12-year-old daughter before racing away...
NASA officials investigating cocaine discovery at Kennedy Space Center
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA officials were investigating Tuesday the discovery of cocaine at the Kennedy Space Center. The space agency said preliminary field tests determined 4.2 grams of a...
Horrific rape on Flushing Avenue
90th PrecinctSouthside–BushwickFlushing rapeA thug raped a woman in her Flushing Avenue apartment on March 11 as she tried to take her child to school.The woman brought her child outside the...
More robberies at Ratner's malls
88th PrecinctFort Greene–Clinton HillPicked cleanThieves were running wild at the Atlantic Terminal and Atlantic Center last week. Here’s what happened:• A 20-year-old tried to swipe $6,378 from the Atlantic Avenue...
Smoked out! Cops bust cig runners
Holy smokes!Cops from the 76th Precinct hit the nicotine jackpot last week after making a routine traffic stop at Hamilton Avenue and Centre Street in Red Hook, discovering a huge...
More thievery for computers
76th PrecinctCarroll Gardens-Cobble Hill–Red HookApple hoarderA thief burglarized a Warren Street home on March 8, getting electronic goodies.The 55-year-old victim said he left his house, which is near Clinton Street,...
Judge offers Lindsay Lohan up to 90 days in jail if she takes deal in necklace theft case
The California judge has offered Lindsay Lohan up to 90 days in jail if the troubled actress pleads guilty to grand theft, according to a new report. Lohan, however, has...
Girardi says Yankees' rotation competition is close
TAMPA -- It's a quiet Tuesday at Steinbrenner Field. Most of the players have the day off. Pitchers CC Sabathia and Bartolo Colon threw a simulated game to a few...
Judge slaps down Haggerty in Bloomberg campaign cash swipe case
Accused Bloomberg campaign-cash crook John Haggerty failed today to convince a judge to toss the charges -- in fact earning a judicial tongue-lashing for arguing that he's a really nice...
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Canadian fugitive charged in NYC subway plot
A Canadian citizen was charged today with helping arrange terror training for a group of men accused of planning to launch a suicide bomb attack in New York's subways. Ferid...
Gen. Petraeus offers positive assessment of Afghanistan effort
WASHINGTON – Gen. David Petraeus told Congress Tuesday that US-led forces in Afghanistan have slowed Taliban momentum in several key parts of the war-torn country and that US troops are...
BUSHES: Yankees prospect Banuelos not ready for majors
Manny Banuelos gave Yankees fans a glimpse of the future when he went 2 2/3 scoreless innings against the Red Sox Monday night on national television.But the key word in...
New group now seeks homeless shelter at McGuinness site
A homeless shelter in Greenpoint is back on the table.A Manhattan-based social services provider wants to operate a 200-bed men’s shelter at a McGuinness Boulevard loft building — a plan...
Mixed results for 88th robbery squad
The beat cop is back!The 88th Precinct has created a robbery unit to tackle Fort Greene and Clinton Hill’s disturbing 21-percent spike in robberies last year.Since the unit was deployed...
'Working-class' Cobble Hill Towers goes market-rate in conversion deal
A historic Cobble Hill rental apartment complex built for the 19th-century working class is on the way to becoming homes for 21st-century gentrifiers.Rental tenants of the Cobble Hill Towers —...
Clarett Group closure makes Court Street site a hole lot of nothing
A cavernous Carroll Gardens development site is in purgatory — and neighbors are mad as hell.It’s already been years since The Collection at Court Street was unveiled, but the future...
Cops: We have Ridge sex fiend
horrific 40-minute crime spree on Feb. 25.Cops from the 68th Precinct said they spotted the suspect, 22-year-old Abdallah Elawar of 84th Street, in video surveillance footage of one of the...
Anthony wants to prove Nuggets wrong, be team player with Knicks
INDIANAPOLIS — Carmelo Anthony has heard all about Denver coach George Karl being in euphoria since the All-Star forward left town and how happy Karl is with his new Nuggets,...
British 'Home Alone' kid catches burglar while mom is out
BRISTOL, England -- A 12-year-old British boy was heralded as a "Home Alone" hero Tuesday after trapping a burglar who was ransacking his family home while his parents were out....
BA's Top 31 Mets Prospects; No. 12: Robert Carson
Vitals: 22 years old (turns 22 on January 23); 6-foot-3 and 220 pounds; both hits and throws left-handed; drafted by the Mets in the 14th round out of high school...
Giants owner says NFL teams 'well-prepared' for lockout
Co-owner John Mara says the Giants and other NFL teams are “well-prepared’’ for a 2011 season without football but he is holding out hope that doomsday scenario doesn’t become reality.“Well,...
BA's Top 31 Yankees Prospects; No. 12: Adam Warren
Vitals: 23 years old (turns 24 Aug. 25); 6-foot-1 and 200 pounds; both hits and throws right-handed; drafted by the Yankees in the fourth round of the 2009 draft out...
Psycho tells cops after fatal slash spree that he'd had 'better days'
"I've had better days." Accused psycho serial killer Maksim Gelman made this odd observation -- and told cops "I wish you'd shot me," -- when he was arrested a month...
'Mars Needs Moms' sinks 'Yellow Submarine'
I wrote here on Sunday that the massive failure of the Robert Zemeckis produced, Disney funded and distributed "Mars Needs Moms'' -- which the New York Times ranks with "The...
Jeter voted New York's greatest athlete ever: poll
Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter was voted the greatest New York athlete ever, with slugging right fielder Babe Ruth coming in a close second, according to a poll released Tuesday. Jeter...
Former City Council President Andrew Stein sentenced to community service in tax scam
Toupée-wearing former City Council President Andrew Stein was sentenced today to no jail time and 500 hours of community service after he pleaded guilty to charges that he made false...
Kacey Jordan tries to kill herself: reports
Porn star Kacey Jordan, who partied with Charlie Sheen in January, tried to commit suicide last night, according to reports. Cops told TMZ the Chicago Police Department arrived at the...
DVD Extra: Sherlock goes Blu, RKO's B-movie class of '50
The handful of '30s and '40s black-and-white films available on Blu-ray will more than double with the very welcome March 29 release of "Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Collection'' from MPI....
Moments following LI police shooting loaded with emotion
The frantic moments following the friendly-fire shooting that cost a Long Island cop his life were captured on a dramatic audiotape made public today. At one point, a cop can...
Royal wedding a business boom or drag?
NORTHAMPTON, England — Surrounded by boxes in a rickety old warehouse above the family shop, Joe Church hurries to wrap plates adorned with the faces of Prince William and his...
Ronde says don't count out Tiki: report
If I can do it, so can my twin brother. That was the take of Ronde Barber on Tiki Barber’s comeback. "I wouldn't put anything past the guy,'' Ronde, a...
Rangers face Islanders tonight at Garden
While the Rangers continue to solidify their position in the Eastern Conference playoff race, the Islanders are hoping to enhance their slim chances of catching their rivals. The in-state rivals...
Strong quake shakes Tokyo region
TOKYO -- A strong quake was felt late Tuesday in Tokyo, shaking buildings in Japan's capital four days after a massive tremor sparked a devastating tsunami that ravaged the country's...
NYC Yiddish theater actress Shifra Lerer dies
Shifra Lerer, a longtime actress of the Yiddish theater, has died in New York City at the age of 95. Lerer was born in Argentina, where she was discovered at...
Hundreds shot in Bahrain as emergency declared
MANAMA, Bahrain -- At least 200 people were shot and wounded Tuesday in a Shiite village south of the Bahraini capital, medical personnel said, and two people were killed elsewhere,...
Kate Middleton's family launch royal wedding party quiz cards
LONDON -- The family firm of British royal bride-to-be Kate Middleton has launched a quiz card game ahead of her wedding to Prince William, which encourages players to "impress friends"...
How boring: Another Jew slanders Israel
The Post's Kyle Smith reviews Julian Schnabel's latest movie "Miral" only to find a predictable tale (the Palestinians are angels the Israelis are brutal killers) told badly.
NYPD: Man injects poison in wife; drinks it, dies
The NYPD says a man injected his wife with a poisonous liquid, then drank some himself and later died. The 35-year-old woman, Erlendy Flores, is in a coma in critical...
3UP: Garcia, Colon, Mitre
1. In today’s Post I wrote this column about broken-toy starters such as Bartolo Colon and Freddy Garcia. There is a seduction to believe in such pitchers. They have pedigree....
Japan races to contain nuclear threat after quake
SOMA, Japan — Dangerous levels of radiation leaking from a crippled nuclear plant forced Japan to order 140,000 people to seal themselves indoors Tuesday after an explosion and a fire...
Rebel fighter jets sink two Khadafy warships, Libyan opposition says
TRIPOLI, Libya -- Rebels forces claimed Tuesday to have used fighter jets to destroy two of Moammar Khadafy's warships off the coast of Ajdabiya in northeast Libya, Al Jazeera reported....
4 people found dead in home on Florida Gulf coast
TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. — Police are investigating what appears to be a triple murder-suicide on Florida's Gulf coast. Officials found the four bodies around 2 a.m. Tuesday after getting an...
PepsiCo unveils 100 percent plant-based bottle
PURCHASE, N.Y. — Remember the Cola Wars? Get ready for the Bottle Wars. PepsiCo Inc. on Tuesday unveiled a bottle made entirely of plant material, which it says bests the...
No solitary confinement for ex-Guantanamo detainee
The first ex-Guantanamo detainee to be tried in a civilian court has avoided solitary confinement in the so-called Supermax prison. The Bureau of Prisons website shows Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani is...
More than 10,000 dead, missing after quake, say Japanese police
TOKYO -- More than 10,000 people are now dead or unaccounted for following Friday's 9.0 magnitude quake and tsunami, Kyodo News reported Tuesday, quoting Japan's National Police Agency (NPA). Earlier...
Another completely corrupt public employee pension fund
According to a new report the man who used to run CALpers, California's public employee pension fund, was funelling money to politically connected investment firms and enriching himself and two...
Let's remember: American intervention good; Iranian complaints bad
Hillary Clinton met with Libyan opposition leader Mahmoud Jibril in Paris to assess the opposition to Khadafy and as senior administration official explained "Clinton sought the meeting to “step up...
Gonzaga aide honored by St. John’s
Every year the U.S. Basketball Writers Association gives the Katha Quinn Award to someone who renders special service to those who cover college basketball. It’s named after the former St....
Injured Kennedy says best yet to come for St. John's
No one could blame St. John’s senior D.J. Kennedy if he were bitter about the torn right ACL he suffered in Thursday’s Big East game — an injury that ended...
D.J. an inspiration at St. John's sendoff
D.J. Kennedy, wearing a gray sweatsuit and a black Raiders cap, hobbled onto the court at Carnesecca Arena yesterday, through the line of cheerleaders, toward some of his St. John’s...
Tips to turn your picks into March Gladness
After thousands of games have been played on campuses across the country over the past few months, the NCAA tournament is finally upon us. Now the hard part — deciding...
Play-ins happy to have date in Ohio
DAYTON, Ohio — In the last few days, the NCAA’s opening acts enjoyed a key to a city, roomy charter flights, more national attention than ever and a deluge of...
Gillen ‘Sweet’ on St. John's
Former Xavier and Virginia coach Pete Gillen, a New York native and CBS College Sports Network analyst, shares some of his March Madness thoughts and predictions with The Post. As...
UNC-Asheville ready to Rock
UNC-Asheville is appearing in its second NCAA tournament after six straight wins by an average of more than 13 points, including the run to win the Big South Tournament. In...
PSAL boys basketball rankings
Our PSAL boys basketball rankings have gone back to the future. Boys & Girls is No. 1 again, back where it started the season. The Kangaroos return to the top...
PSAL girls basketball rankings
The PSAL’s top league wrapped up Sunday the same way it has the last 13 years: with Murry Bergtraum leaving Madison Square Garden with the championship. For the first time...
NYC girls basketball rankings
Nazareth and Murry Bergtraum were the favorites to win their respective leagues at the start of the season. Both went through growing pains along the way. Naz was blown out...
Slaughter's house: Big-hearted point guard finally in limelight
Mike Taylor gets all the headlines because of his national ranking, his future college and all the numbers he’s put up in three years. He’s a 6-foot-3 shooting guard who...
D'Antoni seems to miss old Knicks
INDIANAPOLIS – George Karl couldn't seem happier with his new group of "Knuggets," as depicted in the most recent Sports Illustrated.Karl relayed an anecdote of his 6-year-old daughter, Kaci, making...
Girls CHSAA state basketball tourney must adapt to changing times
The CHSAA girls basketball state playoffs need to be updated – get with the times, per say.The tournament style format that was installed three years ago was a big step...
CHSAA girls basketball rankings
Just two CHSAA teams remain standing after a wild weekend. Nazareth and Christ the King both seemed poised for early exits in the state semifinals but pulled off stunning and...
The 'Spy' that talked too much
There's not much to do in limbo except talk. And talk. And talk. And that's exactly what the three historical characters in "Spy Garbo" do. By the end of this...
You'll get big kick out of 'High Heels'
NEW YORK DOLLS "Dancing Backward in High Heels" 4 STARS Nearly 40 years after the New York Dolls first shook up the world with their brand of punk/glam, this quintessential...
Harry plotter
This isn't "Harry Potter" author JK Rowling -- but it's close. It's actually Poppy Montgomery, who's playing the mega-successful author in the upcoming Lifetime movie, "Magic Beyond Words: The JK...
Ellen intruder sentenced
The female intruder who was ar rested at the Beverly Hills home of Ellen DeGeneres and her wife Portia was sentenced yesterday to three years probation, according to reports. Karen...
JLo, Steven Tyler will both perform on 'Idol'
'American Idol" judges Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez will perform on the show this season, says executive producer Nigel Lythgoe. And, Lythgoe says, Tyler's performance will feature his band, Aerosmith....
Hatch returned to jail for 9 months
Richard Hatch schemed his way to winning $1M on the first season of "Survivor," but he's never figured out how to scheme the IRS. Yesterday, Hatch surrendered himself to US...
Katie talking to ABC
Katie Couric, whose big-money contract as anchor at CBS ends this summer, has been quietly meeting with ABC, according to sources. Ben Sherwood, who took over as head of ABC...
Starr report
Veteran actress Dana Delany will be well-represented -- both in computer-generated and in human form -- over the next few weeks. Delany's Cartoon Network CGI movie, "Firebreather," is out on...
Bachelor Brad picks sweet Emily
Every once in a while in reality-TV land, nice girls do finish first. After a three-month saga, ABC's "Bachelor" Brad Womack chose blond, sweet-as-puddin'-pie single mom Emily Maynard over brunette,...
And the YouTube band played on
It made a superstar out of Justin Bieber and offers a global showcase for funny cat tricks. But can YouTube save classical music? At least two New Yorkers hope so....
Eat to the beat
When a popular pair of Manhattan bar owners teamed up with a former Spotted Pig chef to bring a buzzy gastropub to Prospect Heights in January, the news was music...
LES 'Porn' exhibit riles Jewish neighbors
A racy new exhibit on display at a Lower East Side art gallery is causing great tsuris among its Orthodox Jewish neighbors. Members of a nearby synagogue and Hebrew school...
Strain on the parade
Talk about march madness! Gramercy homeowners have pressured their local community board to vote to boot parades out of Madison Square Park, sparking a feud rife with accusations of bias....
On ethics reform, Andrew is AWOL
Another day, another scandal with our elected officials in Albany ("Andy Flubs Big Chance at Cleaning Up Capitol Cesspool," Fredric U. Dicker, March 11). It makes the average person who...
NASA tragedy
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A space-shuttle worker fell to his death yesterday from a launching pad. The NASA contractor, whose identity was not released, fell at NASA's Kennedy Space Center...
Cons eyed for royal cleanup
LONDON -- British officials plan to enlist convict labor to help clean up London for April 29, when Prince William weds Kate Middleton. The offenders, convicted of minor offenses, will...
Praising a massacre
Kudos to The Post for reporting the cowardly murder of an Israeli family to the American public ("Family Butchered," March 13). This Jewish family included three children under the age...
What about our hearts and minds?
As forces loyal to Libya's cruel and de ranged tyrant Moammar Khadafy re conquer one rebel-held city after an other, the Arab League and the Arabic press are calling for...
Terror-tied goods
How'd you like to buy a truckload of Nike Air Jordans? Not your style -- well what about a few thousand handbags? We can get you Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Coach...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan A knife-wielding assailant threatened a woman after peppering her with anti-gay slurs, authorities said yesterday. Jeffrey Bieda, 26, allegedly pulled the knife on the woman on West 51st Street...
NPR: tripped up by its own elitism
It just keeps happening. NPR's leader ship keeps tripping over its microphone wires and then asking everybody else to plug them back in. I know everybody thinks I must be...
Khadafy's mad, mad bombers
TOBRUK, Libya -- Moammar Khadafy's forces bombarded two key rebel-held cities yesterday, witnesses said, attempting to seize back the country's east by the air even as insurgents claim they've kept...
Break-in at Madonna's
LONDON -- A man has been charged with burglary after breaking into Madonna's London home, according to a newspaper. The Sun reports that Grzegorz Matlok, 29, broke into the singer's...
Damon flick is yanked
Warner Bros. has pulled Matt Damon's supernatural drama, "Hereafter," from theaters in Japan, deeming the film inappropriate given that its terrifying opening scene is of a tsunami engulfing a seaside...
Schools top 'O'-genda
WASHINGTON -- This one is bound to be more popular than his health-care reforms. President Obama yesterday called on Congress to hurry up and pass an education-reform bill before the...
Holding Iran at Bay
Yesterday's decision by a Saudi-led "coalition of the willing" to enter Bahrain raised the stakes in a skirmish over a small island. It could also turn into one of the...
Millionaire blues: You're not really rich unless you've got $7.5M
How much does it take to feel wealthy these days? For many millionaires, it's about $7.5 million, according to a survey by Fidelity Investments. "Wealth is relative, and to some...
Mayor digs in heels on 'FBI' Kelly
Mayor Bloomberg yesterday tried to shoot down Sen. Charles Schumer's push to get Police Commissioner Ray Kelly appointed director of the FBI. "Ray Kelly served his time in Washington and...
Sex-fiend quack gets 6 years
A phony cancer doctor who sexually assaulted his vulnerable patients was sentenced yesterday to six years in prison -- but not before he tried to withdraw his plea, claiming that...
Wrist slap for dirty B'klyn drug cop
A disgraced Brooklyn narcotics cop was sentenced yesterday to five years' probation for a conspiracy to steal drugs from suspects and give the dope to snitches. Sean Johnstone, who was...
Snake goes bust
TEL AVIV -- A snake that bit Israeli model and actress Orit Fox in the chest has died of silicone poisoning from her surgically enhanced breasts. Spanish TV channel Telecinco's...
A boon to Beijing
It's an ill wind that blows no good, the old saying goes. Which brings us to the earthquake in Japan -- and China's leaders in Beijing. Beijing surely realizes that...
'Teacher talk' deal
In an unusual arrangement, Department of Education officials have tapped an external public-affairs and research group to help them communicate with their own teachers, The Post has learned. Under the...
Mike backs tax ax
Mayor Bloomberg declared yesterday that "it's not terribly important" what Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver or anyone else thinks about a millionaires tax, since Gov. Cuomo has flatly ruled it DOA....
Scarce iPad 2s fetch pretty penny on eBay
With no iPad 2 to be found in New York and most other major cities yesterday, online resellers looking to make a quick buck were hawking the device for hundreds...
Lapse of luxury
The luxury retail world is bracing for an aftershock. Stocks, including Tiffany, Coach and Polo Ralph Lauren, got hit yesterday in a global sell-off as investors fretted over the devastation...
Team O gets decisive
The Obama administration mobilized for battle Sunday, with the White House, Pentagon and State Department on the same page. Who was the enemy? Moammar Khadafy? Some other Mideast tyrant? Guess...
Why was this guy free?
Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said it best: "This is all too familiar: police officers killed or put at grave risk by individuals who should not be on the street to...
Beware the budget
State lawmakers are taking up Gov. Cuomo's $133 billion budget in earnest this week, with both the Senate and the Assembly moving ahead with their own individual proposals. According to...
Lawyer clients want fee-Dom
Famed and controversial lawyer Dominic Barbara is having a really bad month. First, his law license was suspended. Now the Nassau DA's Office is investigating accusations that the man who...
Peltz calls out Family Dollar
Big Apple billionaire Nelson Peltz is ramping up his war of words with discount retailer Family Dollar. Peltz's investment firm, Trian, yesterday accused Family Dollar of poor corporate governance for...
Huntley kid clean$ up
State Sen. Shirley Huntley likes to keep the campaign cash close to home. Huntley's campaign committee paid her daughter $50,700 for three months of work on the Queens Democrat's 2010...
Leaker: BofA unit in fraud
A former Bank of America employee claims to have e-mails showing that the bank hid paperwork and engaged in mortgage fraud. The e-mails were obtained by an ex-Balboa Insurance employee,...
Newlywed slain saving hubby's texts
A Queens newlywed who died fighting off muggers likely put up a struggle to keep her cellphone -- because it had romantic texts from her husband on it, the heartbroken...
LI officer doomed by cry of 'gun'
The friendly-fire shooting that cost a Long Island cop his life was a point-blank blunder that started when a retired cop with no business at the scene yelled, "Gun," an...
NYC eateries biting the dust
The eerie death toll of large, high-profile restaurants this year is likely to grow larger: Angelo & Maxie's steakhouse at 233 Park Avenue South and its sister eatery, Maxie's Grill....
Falco ready to rise
Univision Chief Executive Joe Uva shocked the industry yesterday by quitting the Spanish-language media giant after leading the company through the advertising recession and a major debt restructuring. The move...
Paladino 'stiffed' campaign crew
ALBANY -- Buffalo real-estate tycoon Carl Paladino, who argued that his business acumen qualified him to be governor, has reportedly reneged on some $130,000 in campaign debts. The Republican has...
Business briefs
Nasdaq bid Nasdaq OMX Group is in talks with lenders about funding a possible bid for NYSE Euronext to counter Deutsche Boerse's more than $9 billion offer for the ex...
Tot's 'Ivy' suit
A mad-as-heck Manhattan mom says her daughter's Ivy League dreams have been all but dashed -- and she's only 4 years old. Nicole Imprescia is suing the $19,000-a-year York Avenue...
Lover freed cop 'slayer'
The ex-con who allegedly shoved a Brooklyn cop to his death during a domestic-violence bust gone bad would likely have been locked up if his girlfriend hadn't refused to cooperate...
PBA pension shock
Financial giant Blackstone Group may have been blackballed out of handling a $150 million city police pension-fund investment because of resentment over an executive's comment that government retirement benefits are...
NYPD wants green for blue at events
Nypd budget woes? No sweat. The Police Department is hoping to net millions of dollars to help close its budget gap by charging non-charities -- including the New York City...
Wilpon's charity is targeted
Now, the embattled Mets really look like a charity case. Irving Picard, the bankruptcy trustee tasked with clawing back billions for victims of Bernie Madoff, is reportedly going after the...
Brooklyn 'firebug' busted
Fire marshals yesterday arrested a Brooklyn man for allegedly setting a building fire that injured 23 residents, four of them critically, officials said. The suspect, Chiu Tsang, 56, lives just...
Galleon: AMD ex-CEO, Chiesi 'intimate'
Former Advanced Micro Devices boss Hector Ruiz had an "intimate relationship" with Danielle Chiesi, a former hedge-fund manager accused of helping Galleon co-founder Raj Rajaratnam orchestrate a massive insider-trading scheme,...
O'Reilly jumps to Henry Holt
Fox News talk-show host Bill O'Reilly is dumping his book publisher and jumping to Henry Holt to write a memoir in a deal believed to be worth in the mid-seven...
New school for downtown
Lower Manhattan is getting a new elementary school to relieve overcrowding as it continues to undergo a population boom, officials said yesterday. The yet-to-be-named school will be housed in the...
Family: 'This is murder'
The grief-stricken family of one of the 15 passengers killed in Saturday's casino-coach crash says the driver should be charged with nothing less than murder. "Most likely, the guy was...
Judge nixes autopsy pix of Bravest
Prosecutors trying to prove manslaughter charges against three contractors in the deaths of two firefighters in the hazard-plagued Deutsche Bank Building will have to do so without some of the...
Killer behind the wheel in bus crash
The driver of the doomed Chinatown casino bus is a convicted killer who had two licenses -- including one he got using an alias. Ex-con Ophadell Williams is set to...
N-word rap in TV journo trial
A Tv reporter on trial for allegedly slapping a chauffeur in a "parking rage" dustup was accused yesterday of dropping a racial slur during the altercation. On the witness stand...
Rape vic sues Midtown hotel
A Rhode Island tourist filed suit yesterday against the swanky Midtown hotel where she was raped by an employee. The victim's vacation horror unfolded two days after Christmas 2009, when...
Scandal follows top exec
A phone call to scandal-plagued state Sen. Carl Kruger that was caught on an FBI wiretap marked the second time a top executive with the developer of Brooklyn's Atlantic Yards...
Gilbert gets quack sack
He'll quack for Aflac no more. Insurance giant Aflac axed comic Gilbert Gottfried as the voice of its iconic duck yesterday after he posted jokes on Twitter about the quake...
Sex pol returns donor dollars
Disgraced upstate ex-Congressman Chris Lee -- who abruptly resigned last month after being exposed trolling for extramarital trysts on Craigslist -- is returning hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign...
New 34th St. plan dodges plaza heat
It's Take 2 for 34th Street's planned overhaul. City transportation chief Janette Sadik-Khan yesterday officially pitched her department's latest rendition of the bus-friendly project, after an earlier plan sparked fierce...
Judge backs LI budget takeover
A Long Island judge ruled in favor of a state watchdog's takeover of Nassau County's ailing finances -- overruling the debt-ridden government's fight to avoid the move. The ruling clears...
Cuomo cool to Senate LIFO plan
Gov. Cuomo reacted coolly to a revised Senate Republican plan that would both speed up adoption of more rigorous teacher evaluations and scrap the "last in, first out" teacher layoff...
Taxpayers stiffed on Viagra payouts
WASHINGTON -- Medicare got really screwed. A miscue has resulted in $3.1 million in improper payments for Viagra and other treatments for sexual dysfunction that are banned from coverage, a...
Thieves hit mail carriers - for keys
This gives a whole new meaning to "going postal." Brazen bandits have been mugging letter carriers in the lobbies of Bronx apartment buildings, sources said yesterday. And the only items...
Squashed guy a sloshed guy: MTA
The man who became pinned between a subway platform extender and a train in the Union Square station last year -- and survived -- was intoxicated, according to a final...
On the brink of a nuke disaster
Three earthquake-ravaged Japanese nuclear reactors are "likely" in meltdown and spewing radiation -- with two suffering damage to crucial containment walls, the government said today, triggering fears of a catastrophic...
Another deadly Chinatown bus smash
A Chinatown bus headed to Philadelphia crashed on the New Jersey Turnpike last night, killing two people and sending 40 to hospitals -- just two days after another Chinatown bus...
2,000 bodies wash up - and coffins run out
Thousands of bodies washed up on Japan's devastated northeastern coast yesterday as more thundering aftershocks hampered efforts of emergency workers to get to those still trapped in the rubble of...
Tomorrow's Aqueduct Entries
Post Time: 1:00 pm. All horses appear in post position orderFIRST6f; $23,000; cl($14,000); 3YO; (f)PNHorse Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1Private Escort(L),111JRodriguez3-4-4Tannuzzo 3-12Kisses From Karen(L),118M Studart2-1-8Contessa 8-13Ausable Chasm(L),113B Pedroza7-6-5Sciacca 15-14Fiddlers Diva(L),120E Castro1-2-3Weaver 8-15Avanta(L),118RDominguez7-5-2Pletcher 7-26Carmella...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 pm.Best Bet: Ok Braveheart (12th)FIRST-1 1/16m; pace; 8,000; cl($12500)5Art'sJimmyRay(JBartlett)3-2-13-11ColeCombustion(BHolland)2-2-14-16VictorySpiritN(GBrennan)1-7-86-17Safe Sex(J Pantaleano)7-6-730-12Forte Blue Chip(B Sears)5-4-15-13Don'tLetDown(LStalbaum)7-7-26-14One Park Place(D Dube)5-5-25-18Basil Hanover(C Manzi)4-2-28-1SECOND-1 1/16m; trot; $8,000; conditioned6Smooth Muscles(P Berry)4-2-39-53Haste(M Forte)3-6-55-14CherryTreeLuke(GBrennan)7-6-23-11Orphan Victor(J...
Phillies keep eye on Lidge's arm
Brad Lidge has a sore arm that will keep him off the mound for a few days. The Phillies closer was supposed to pitch yesterday against the Astros, but did...
Parx Racing Charts
Mar. 14, 2011 Clear And Fast. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST6f; $22,000; mdn clm; 3YOOff: 12:26. Good. kept to his taskTime: 23.10, 46.51, 58.86, 1:11.71.Trainer: Todd BeattieWinner: B C, 3,...
Parx Racing Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 1 1/16m; $25,000; str alw; 4upMAGIC MON closed to finish third versus conditioned claimers this distance. EXTREME DREAM chased the pace and tired when making first start since December....
Williams' wrist still big pain for Nets
Don't ask, because Deron Williams really doesn't want to tell anything more about his sore right wrist. The doctors say the Nets point guard needs 3-4 weeks of rest, and...
Mets to name Hernandez starting second baseman
PORT ST. LUCIE -- The Mets are ready to shred their final four bracket and chart a different course at second base. Disenchanted with what he has seen from Luis...
Fair Grounds Results
FIRST-5f; $18,000; mdn clm; 3up6T Bill Bubble (Theriot) 2.802.202.105Caesar's Coin (Jacinto)5.403.002Galapagos (Graham)2.10 Off 12:41. Time 0:58.96. Fast. * Exacta (6-5) $14.60 * Trifecta (6-5-2) $29.00SECOND-5 1/2f(T); $25,000; clm; 4up7Royal Ago...
Union asks prospects to boycott NFL Draft
The dream of top college prospects is to hear their name called in the first round of the NFL Draft, to walk out onto the stage at Radio City Music...
Knicks looking to pick up the Pace
A day after the Knicks suffered a 106-93 rout at the hands of the Danny Granger-less Pacers, and a day before tonight's rematch in Indiana, they could only lament Sunday's...
Posada warms to Yankees' DH role
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- The catcher's mitts still sit at the bottom of Jorge Posada's locker untouched. A month into spring training, the Yankees have kept their promise not to...
Rangers must harvest wins at Garden
The Rangers need to repeat more scenes like this on Garden ice if they hope to make any noise in the playoffs. Reuters IF it's any consolation to the Rangers,...
Zajac to tie Daneyko as Devils' iron man
The Preposterous Dream even overshadows his iron man record, Ken Daneyko says. Mr. Devil jests that otherwise, he might knock Travis Zajac out of action before he equals Daneyko's consecutive-game...
Yankees ask iffy parts for starts
TAMPA -- It is a rite of the off season, and it begins with desperation. There just is not enough starting pitching. You search and search, and eventually begin to...
Gag rule stymies Van Gundy's tart tongue
How many games do you figure David Stern threatened to suspend Stan Van Gundy should he dare again to publicly joust with the commissioner regarding referees' alleged mistreatment and failure...
Yankees not worried about Chamberlain, Mitre injuries
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Joba Chamberlain and Sergio Mitre both have been sidelined with tightness in their left oblique muscles, but the Yankees say neither injury is serious. Chamberlain felt...
UConn women get top seed
Connecticut's path to a third straight national championship could include a renewal of the most heated rivalry in women's college basketball. For Geno Auriemma to match Tennessee coach Pat Summitt...
Barkley rips Knicks for tickets, defense
It's hard to say what outspoken TNT analyst Charles Barkley ripped worse -- the Knicks for hiking their season-ticket prices or the team's lack of defense. After calling Knicks ownership...
Heat defeat Spurs
Chris Bosh scored 30 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, Dwyane Wade scored 29 and the Heat avenged their worst loss of the season by rolling past the NBA-leading Spurs 110-80...
Yankees prospect Banuelos hangs tough vs. Red Sox regulars
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- With all the hype around Manuel Banuelos, you expected the Yankees prospect to levitate to the mound, turn the water in the cooler into wine and...
Sports shorts
COLLEGE: Capel fired at Oklahoma Oklahoma fired basketball coach Jeff Capel yesterday after he followed a trip to the NCAA Tournament's regional finals with the program's first back-to-back losing seasons...
Nets shock Celtics, extend win streak to five
The Nets were held to just .397 shooting and 88 points by Boston last night. And still they beat the Celtics by nine. Again, they beat the CELTICS. Not the...
Today's Sports on Air
Baseball1 p.m.Astros at OriolesMLBN4 p.m.Rangers at DodgersMLBNBasketball6:30 p.m.NCAA Tournament, first round:UNC-Asheville vs. Arkansas-Little RocktruTV7 p.m.Knicks at PacersMSG, ESPN (1050 AM)7 p.m.NIT, first round: Teams TBAESPN27:30 p.m.NIT, first round: Teams TBAESPN9...
The Post Line
NCAA BasketballFirst RoundTonightAt Dayton, OhioFavoriteLine (O/U)UnderdogUNC Asheville4 (129)Ark.-L. RockClemson4½ (120½)UABTomorrowTexas-S. Ant.4½ (129)Alabama St.Southern Cal4½ (127)VCUSecond RoundThursdayAt Tampa, Fla.West Virginia1 (121)Clemson OR West Virginia4½ (119)UABKentucky13½ (131)PrincetonFlorida12½ (128)UC S. Barb.Michigan St.1½ (125½)UCLAAt...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYMar. 15WEDMar. 16THUMar. 17FRIMar. 18SATMar. 19SUNMar. 20MONMar. 21KnicksIndiana7:00TV -- MSG NetworkRadio -- ESPN 1050 AMNOGAMEMem.7:30MSGESPNDet.7:30MSGESPNNOGAMEMilw.3:00MSGESPNBos.7:30MSGESPNNetsNOGAMENOGAMEChi.7:00YESWBBRMilw.8:30YESWBBRNOGAMEWash.1:00YESWFANInd.7:00YESWFANRangersIslanders7:00TV -- MSG Plus NetworkRadio -- WNYM 970 AMNOGAMENOGAMEMont.7:00MSG2WNYMNOGAMEPitt.12:30NBCESPNNOGAMEIslandersRangers7:00TV -- MSG2 NetworkRadio -- WRHU 88.7 FMNOGAMENOGAMECar.7:00MSG+2WRHUFla.7:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMENOGAMEDevilsAtlanta7:00TV...
Dress like Kate!
On a recent windy day in Wales, with the eyes of the world’s press and her future British subjects on her, Kate Middleton took a “walkabout” to chat and shake...
Weird but true
Remember the Alamo! Texas state Rep. Jerry Zerwas is demanding that Austin open talks with Mexico to take back a flag captured by Santa Anna's troops at the Alamo in...
LIU undaunted for showdown with North Carolina
If asked which college basketball team currently has the longest winning streak in the nation, how many people would correctly come up with Long Island University? Probably not many, but...
Another deadly Chinatown bus crash, this time in N.J.
EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. — A luxury bus heading from Chinatown to Philadelphia crashed tonight on one of the nation's most heavily trafficked highways, killing the driver and another person, police...
NYC boys basketball rankings
It’s mid-March, which must mean time to crown Boys & Girls and Christ the King champions again. For a second consecutive year, both teams won their respective league titles Sunday...
CHSAA boys basketball rankings
Well, look who is King of the CHSAA yet again. On Sunday, Christ the King was crowned Class AA intersectional champions for a second consecutive year, beating Rice, 60-57, at...
Third McKinsey exec named in Galleon case
A third McKinsey & Co. official was named in the insider-trading case centered on Galleon Group founder Raj Rajaratnam. Former McKinsey executive David Palecek emerged in a series of recorded...
Chiesi worried about wiretaps
Danielle Chiesi, who pleaded guilty earlier this year in the insider-trading case against hedge-fund honcho Raj Rajaratnam, worried she would be investigated, according to a secretly taped conversation. “I’m a...