February 14, 2012
Pamella Roland
A coterie of blondes that could easily be swapped into "Gossip Girl" as Serena van der Woodsen's next troubled cousin filled the front row of Pamella Roland's show. Under a...
Betsey Johnson
Show notes listing each model with either names of songs or simple references to the '60s next to it -- from "Penny Lane" to Queen of the Mod -- were...
Man gets 24 years in prison for killing ex-girlfriend in Queens
A jealous ex-boyfriend who “stole” a vibrant young woman from a loving Queens family was sentenced today to 24 years in prison for the horrendous murder. Segundo Penafiel, 28, who...
Audio released of 911 call from alleged subway bomb plotter
A federal judge today released the audio tape of a 911 call made by a man accused of plotting a suicide bomb attack in New York's subways, as officials say...
Giving thanks
The Marc by Marc Jacobs run of show had three pages of names under their "Thank To," just more proof that fashion is a big business and takes a lot...
Dennis Basso
Stars filed into the front row at Lincoln Center to see Dennis Basso's fall collection of furs and frocks: Star Jones, Joan Rivers, Ivanka Trump and Susan Lucci were among...
Hubby walks past TSA checkpoint at Newark Airport to meet wife
A hapless husband scurrying to meet his wife at Newark Airport arrival gate this weekend helped create a big security headache when he was allowed to waltz up behind four...
Lin to sublet in White Plains
Jeremy Lin’s couch potato days are over. The Knicks star guard, who’s been famously crashing on his big brother’s couch on the Lower East Side, is moving up in the...
UVA lacrosse player lived at least two hours after attack, experts testify
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- A star University of Virginia lacrosse player lived for at least two hours after suffering traumatic head injuries, two medical experts testified Tuesday at the murder trial...
NYPD detective shot in Harlem
An NYPD detective was shot in the arm during a wild gun battle in a Harlem subway station today — but he was amazingly able to return fire and kill...
WATCH: Kate Upton stars in MLB 2K12 trailer
Here’s one pitching coach who knows a thing or two about curves!Just in time for Valentine’s day, 2K Sports released its new promo for MLB 2K12 featuring none other than...
West Virginia leaving Big East in time for football season
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- West Virginia University announced Tuesday it has settled a lawsuit with the Big East for an unspecified amount, clearing the way for the conference power Mountaineers to...
Cashman's accused extorter to switch lawyers
The accused shake-down stalker of Yankees GM Brian Cashman was back in court today -- to switch lawyers. The family of Louise Meanwell, 35 --who also goes by Louise Neathway...
Live at Alexandre Herchcovitch
Alexandre Herchcovitch jumps on the bandwagon of the thin leather trend, as seen in his skirt and dresses, some of which were adorned with beautiful gold lace.
Donna Karan
Suit up. Or stay home. Such is Donna Karan's dress code for fall. PHOTOS: DONNA KARAN Working in her signature fabrics -- jersey, crepe, chiffon, and stretch wool -- Karan...
Man taken from White House to hospital with life-threatening injury
WASHINGTON -- An unidentified man was brought to a Washington, D.C., hospital from the White House after suffering a life-threatening hand injury Tuesday. According to The Washington Post, the incident,...
WATCH: Airman invites Broncos' Tebow to military ball
SHREVEPORT, La. -- Denver Broncos star Tim Tebow is the latest celebrity to be invited to a military ball. Jamie Walden, a 20-year-old Airman, posted the proposition to the single...
Jon 'Bones' Jones talks about new video game, title bout with Evans
UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is one of the biggest stars in the world of MMA and will face off against his archrival Rashad Evans at UFC 145, but...
Dolan vows to fight Obama's birth control mandate
ROME – Cardinal-designate Timothy Dolan vowed today that he’s “not going to give up” the fight against the Obama administration’s mandate calling for birth-control coverage in all health care plans...
Obama meets with China's heir apparent
WASHINGTON -- Xi Jinping, expected to become China's top leader in the fall, said Tuesday he hoped to deepen China's friendship with the US, as he made his first visit...
Regis Philbin to guest star on 'Hot in Cleveland'
Regis Philbin might no longer be a staple on morning television, but he'll soon appear in primetime on "Hot in Cleveland." Philbin along with Joan Rivers, Rhea Perlman, Andy Richter...
Rangers talking to Blue Jackets about Nash
BOSTON — The Rangers have had preliminary discussions with the Blue Jackets regarding the availability of Rick Nash, The Post has learned, but that doesn’t necessarily mean the 27-year-old power...
Russian sub fire nearly sparked nuclear disaster
MOSCOW -- Russia came close to nuclear disaster in late December when a blaze engulfed a nuclear-powered submarine carrying atomic weapons, a leading Russian magazine reported, contradicting official assurances that...
Alice + Olivia
For her Alice + Olivia fall presentation, designer Stacey Bendet had a dinner party and invited all of her fashionable friends to play. MORE: CAKES ON DISPLAY AT ALICE +...
Vlad's new vodka is creme de la Krem
MOSCOW -- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his Kremlin colleagues now have their very own brand of vodka. The exclusive new spirit, entitled "Kremlin Award," was unveiled Tuesday and...
Knicks' Lin gets special press conference in Toronto
TORONTO -- Jeremy Lin called the past 10 days "a miracle from God."A special press conference room was set up for the Knicks point guard Tuesday at Air Canada Centre...
3 US Marines killed in California crash
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- Three Camp Pendleton-based US Marines were killed and one was seriously injured in a car crash in southern California early Tuesday. The Orange County Sheriff's Department...
Nets' Lopez returns to practice
The day the Nets and their fans have been waiting nearly two months for finally happened Tuesday: Brook Lopez returned to practice.Lopez, the Nets' lone low-post presence and the foundation...
Nets sign Emmett to help replace Bogans
In a move to increase their depth on the wings, the Nets signed 6-foot-5 swingman Andre Emmett to a 10-day contract Tuesday afternoon.Emmett, who played college ball at Texas Tech,...
Egypt imposes travel ban on Australian reporter, US student
CAIRO -- Egypt's public prosecutor said on Tuesday an Australian journalist and a US student released from detention on suspicion of bribing activists have been barred from leaving the country....
Episode 7 'Bachelor' recap – Team Courtney?
I’m about to say something that may lose me some friends. After this week’s “Bachelor,” I think that resident villain Courtney and Ben may be good for each other. Now,...
Trial opens for man accused of shoving fashion exec into moving R train
It was a nightmare scenario for a subway rider: a stranger abruptly propelling a woman into the side of an oncoming train. Prosecutors told jurors Tuesday that the episode was...
Offensive line assistant leaves Giants staff
Everyone wants a piece of a winner. The Giants are again finding that out as a second member of Tom Coughlin’s coaching staff is moving on following the 21-17 victory...
Singer laughs off alleged '19 Kids' extortion plot
DAVENPORT, Iowa — A Branson, Mo., singer says he's laughing off an attempt by a photographer to extort the hit TLC reality show "19 Kids and Counting" by threatening to...
DVD Extra: Jerry Lewis, Frank Tashlin on Blu-ray
Roughly a quarter century ago, I had an audience with Jerry Lewis in a Manhattan hotel suite while three or four members of his staff laughed uproariously at his jokes. The...
Cotchery says he 'saw a change' in Jets before season: report
Former Jets wide receiver Jerricho Cotchery said Monday he got out of town just in time. The veteran told NJ.com he asked to leave the team before last season in...
TV chef Jamie Oliver finds $1.7M hidden treasure beneath new restaurant
MANCHESTER, England -- British TV chef Jamie Oliver struck gold creating his latest restaurant -- when builders discovered treasure worth $1.7 million hidden in the basement. Hundreds of safety deposit...
Alaska women become first same-sex couple to be wed at Empire State Building
Two women who met at the University of Alaska have become the first same-sex couple to be married at the Empire State Building. Stephanie Figarelle and Lela McArthur exchanged rings...
Pineda makes 'big' impression in Yankees camp
TAMPA -- A new pitching era began Tuesday for the Yankees when Michael Pineda took the bullpen mound at the minor league complex. Half the battle of succeeding with the...
First photo of tub where Whitney Houston died
The first photo of the hotel tub where Whitney Houston died has emerged. In the photo, shot shortly after her body was removed, the tub is still filled with water....
'Underwear bomber' challenging mandatory life in prison sentence
DETROIT -- The Nigerian student who confessed to trying to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner with explosives hidden in his underwear on Christmas Day 2009 is challenging a mandatory sentence...
Italian prosecutors appeal decision to overturn Amanda Knox's murder conviction
PERUGIA, Italy -- Italian prosecutors Tuesday filed an appeal against the decision to acquit Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito of the murder of British student Meredith Kercher, the ANSA news...
Ahmadinejad to unveil Iran's 'important' nuclear projects Wednesday
TEHRAN -- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will unveil Iran's latest nuclear achievements Wednesday, with the government saying these will show the "extraordinary capability" of the Islamic Republic. "Several completed nuclear projects...
Zynga expected to reveal big revenue gain in first report since IPO
SAN FRANCISCO -- Zynga will make its first quarterly report as a public company Tuesday afternoon, with analysts looking for a strong jump in revenue and a small profit from...
Leather Japan
Swilling sake and shōchū, photographers and fashion fans crammed into a darkened space at Lincoln Center for a look at the offerings of Leather Japan. Mannequins -- no, models --...
Whitney Houston's funeral shifted to New Hope church from Prudential Center
Whitney Houston's funeral has shifted to the church where she got her musical start. An official with Whigham Funeral Home, where Houston's body was taken last night, told The Post...
Chris Benz
Youthful designer Chris Benz knows two things: how to bring color to a collection and how to throw a party. Regardless of where he showcases his threads, Chris Benz always...
Dead people can't show photo ID to vote
Nationally, there are 2 million people registered to vote who can't get to the ballot box. Why? They are dead. Another 24 million registrations are either invalid or inaccurate, says...
Sally LaPointe
Could you call Sally LaPointe's collection Kafka-esque? After all, the young designer -- whose avant-futuristic designs were popularized by Lady Gaga -- cited "The Metamorphosis" as her inspiration. But the...
Wes Gordon
Designer Wes Gordon might want to try a runway show next season, if only to make it easier on the viewers -- Milk's Studio 4 was absolutely packed, with a...
Knox spied at Seattle college as Italian prosecutors appeal decision to overturn conviction
SEATTLE -- Amanda Knox was spotted strolling around her old university in Seattle as her life returns to normal after being cleared of murdering British student Meredith Kercher. The American,...
11 injured in apt fire at Trump Place
Eleven people were injured, including a firefighter, when a fire broke out at a tony Upper West Side building, fire officials said. The blaze—contained to an apartment on the third...
Staten Island 6th-grader stars in Grammy ad for Target
A Staten Island sixth-grader who sang at the Academy Awards with her school chorus is in the national spotlight again. Denise Bestman stars in a commercial for Target promoting the...
India hunts 'very well-trained' hitman over attack on Israeli diplomat's wife
NEW DELHI -- Indian authorities Tuesday were hunting for a "very well-trained" hitman who attempted to blow up the car carrying the wife of an Israeli diplomat, in a plot...
US embassy employee briefly held in Pakistan after bullets found in bags
PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- A US embassy employee was briefly detained at the airport in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Tuesday after police reportedly found bullets in his luggage....
'Brangelina' arrive in Bosnia for screening of Jolie's directorial debut
SARAJEVO, Bosnia -- Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt arrived in Sarajevo on Tuesday for the screening of the actress's controversial directorial debut, a love story set in Bosnia during the...
Keith Richards intimidates daughters' boyfriends with knife show
LONDON -- British rocker Keith Richards "intimidates" his daughters' boyfriends by playing with knives. The Rolling Stone, 68, is "quite protective," according to Theodora, 26, and Alexandra, 25, his children...
Whitney Houston took 'mother-type role' on her last movie set, director says
DETROIT -- Whitney Houston was a warm and fun individual who became a mother figure on the set of her last movie, "Sparkle," director Curtis Wallace said in an interview...
Dolan plays tour guide in Roman 'home'
ROME – Cardinal-designate Timothy Dolan played tour guide today for his brother and family, using Valentine’s Day to profess his love for the snow-covered Eternal City and calling it a...
US small-business confidence inches up in January, NFIB says
WASHINGTON -- A key measure of US small-business confidence nudged higher in January to mark the fifth straight month of gains, the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) said Tuesday....
Syrian forces pound Homs in renewed assault, six killed
HOMS, Syria -- Syria's army killed at least six civilians Tuesday, in the heaviest shelling of Homs for several days, monitors said. The assault has been heaviest in the central...
Two Iranians arrested over Bangkok bomb blasts
BANGKOK -- Two Iranians were arrested following three bomb blasts that injured at least four people and the suspected bomber in Bangkok on Tuesday, it was reported. The first explosion...
Shakira attacked by sea lion
CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- Colombian pop singer Shakira has blamed her Blackberry for sparking a sea lion attack -- suggesting the marine mammal mistook the shiny black phone for...
Obama's "everyone-should-be-in-debt-like-the-federal-government" budget
Even the Washington Post recognizes that Obama's budget will put the government in more debt than it is now. "Despite the savings, budget deficits would be markedly higher than they...
Grunwald got Lin to Knicks
TORONTO -- During the Knicks’ rushed December training camp, interim general manager Glen Grunwald brought coach Mike D’Antoni into his office at their Greenburgh practice facility for daily meetings. On...
Moss plots comeback
Six months after retiring, Randy Moss tweeted yesterday he wants to play again in the NFL. The moody sixtime Pro Bowl receiver, who turned 35 yesterday, retired last August after...
NYPost.com Poll: Who has been NYC's top girls basketball breakout performer?
The regular season is coming to a close and we here at The Post want to recognize those players who have taken their game to another level. A breakout player...
WATCH: Giants RB Jacobs enters wrestling ring
Forget Hulkamania, Brandon Jacobs is going to be running wild on you! The Giants running back, known for punishing defenders on the football field, taped an appearance for “TNA Impact...
Nets lose Bogans for season after surgery
At some point, the Nets are going to catch a break. The law of averages says so. Maybe it will come after the All-Star Game. Or maybe not. They are...
Knicks playing Lin changed coach's history, at least
TORONTO — You can make yourself crazy wondering about the vagaries of timing, about life’s if-onlys. If only I’d left the house 30 seconds earlier, I never would have been...
Tiger vs. Phil good for golf
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. -- You didn’t need to be walking the hallowed grounds of Pebble Beach alongside Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson in their final-round pairing Sunday to feel that...
St. John's to play Seton Hall tonight
The word is out. It spread from Syracuse to Cincinnati to Georgetown and it might make its way across the Hudson to New Jersey tonight when St. John’s plays against...
Streaky Xavier back to winning ways, beats Sea
In a rollercoaster season, Xavier is beginning to climb again. Matt Crockett scored 19 points and Brendan Ferguson had 18 points to lead the Knights to a 65-43 win over...
Girls basketball roundup: Martin, Ford slip past Loughlin
Brittany (Pookie) Martin added another adjective to describe her budding game. The 6-foot-3 senior was clutch down the stretch to seal a win over Bishop Loughlin. Martin scored seven points...
Staszewski: Millrose Games in name only
The Armory ran a tremendous, world-class meet Saturday night. But was it really the Millrose Games?Dr. Norbert Sander the executive director of the Armory Foundation, has said the real stars...
Speedy Henderson races Fontbonne past improved St. Edmund
The first thing on Cindy Henderson’s mind when the ball finds her hands on the opposite side of the court? Go. “I’m always thinking about using my speed to get...
League principals: No forfeits for Ford, Christ the King
Christ the King and Bishop Ford will not have to forfeit unplayed girls basketball games against Nazareth, the principals committee ruled today in a meeting, The Post has learned, despite...
INSIDE CHSAA/PRIVATE BOYS HOOPS: Eagles overcome tragedy, Collegiate's Huff picks Middlebury
St. Edmund Prep’s season started off in the worst possible way. During boys basketball tryouts, sophomore Jose Rodriguez collapsed suddenly while going for a water break and laer died at...
'Lethargic' Lady Kingsmen hold off Molloy as off-court drama continues
It’s been a long few days in an even longer season for Nazareth. Last week alone, the Lady Kingsmen found out they were under investigation by CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens for use...
Huff's the hero yet again as Collegiate nips Poly, clinches share of league crown
If not for the time of year, opponent and setting, it would've been hard to differentiate Collegiate's dramatic 55-54 win over rival Poly Prep on Monday from last year's state...
Straight to DVD
Nothing says Valentine’s Day like watching a couple of CIA agents preparing to torture a suspected terrorist with a pair of pliers, right? Unless it’s the buff heroes of director...
Maximum damage
Assembly Speaker Shelly Silver is pushing for a whopping 17 percent hike in New York’s minimum wage, to $8.50 an hour. How out of touch with reality is that? If...
Raises for corrupt pols?
Last week, another disgraced state lawmaker, Nick Spano, pleaded guilty to federal tax-fraud charges. The Legislature’s crime wave, it seems, never ends — and with sitting members practically abetting the...
Santorum’s in the driver’s seat
WASHINGTON — Republican presidential contender Rick Santorum has laid claim to Michigan. Just days after he vowed to “plant our flag” in the Great Lakes State, a poll yesterday showed...
Tax-hike battle in O budget
WASHINGTON — President Obama released a budget yesterday that hikes taxes by at least $1.5 trillion over a decade and fails to meet his campaign promise of slicing the deficit...
O pill-plan slam
Calling it election-year gimmickry, a city GOP lawmaker yesterday blasted President Obama’s “compromise” to provide female workers at faith-based institutions access to free birth-control pills. Rep. Bob Turner, who was...
Quinn campaign for pro-union wage bill
In a move that should please labor unions, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn is working on a deal to expand the number of workers who would be paid “prevailing wages”...
The Rhode to lottery riches
CRANSTON, RI — The winning ticket in Saturday’s $336.4 million Powerball jackpot was sold at a Stop & Shop supermarket in Newport, but no one has come forward yet to...
We failed on ‘perv’: ed. boss
Administrators at an Upper West Side elementary school didn’t know the checkered history of a staffer charged with sexual abuse last week because he hadn’t been reprimanded in writing, Schools...
Dig it! 7 subway-extension tunnels finished
Here’s another miracle on 34th Street — or, at least, under it. As these pictures show, the MTA has finished all of the tunneling for the 7-train extension to 11th...
TV mobster shakedown
The reputed acting street boss of New York’s Bonanno crime family dispatched three tough guys to “chat” with a reality-show mobster who failed to pay back a $5,000 loan, the...
Adele rests easy
The silence that fell on her multimillion-dollar singing voice “like a curtain” last year was terrifying enough. More frightening still was that the only cure was surgery — a literal...
Local toy shops fighting, winning vs. Amazon
Amazon has trained its sights on the toy business, but mom-and-pop stores are girded for the battle. Shortly after Thanksgiving, the online retail giant kicked up controversy when it offered...
This bank job smells foul
Look, I’m all in favor of people squeezing banks for whatever they can get, whether it was a gift toaster back in the old days or billions of dollars for...
Back from the dad
Arsenio Hall wasn’t through talking. The first African-American late-night host walked away from his groundbreaking “Arsenio Hall Show” in 1994 — the victim of declining ratings in the Letterman-Leno wars...
Talk show guests
TUESDAYERIC RIPERT - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4GEORGE EADS, CHRISTINA PERRI - LIVE! with Kelly, 9 a.m., Ch. 7COURTNEY COX, JOSH HOPKINS, ROMA DOWNEY - The View, 11 a.m., Ch....
Yankees, Pirates still working on Burnett trade
The momentum for the Yankees and Pirates to complete a deal in which A.J. Burnett would move to Pittsburgh stayed strong last night, though the teams remained apart both on...
Turf Paradise Results
FIRST-5 1/2 fur; $13,000; alw; 4up2Mstr Dmnd (Crbtt)3.202.202.106Handsomehrrycly (Rver)2.602.201Some Kinda Boy (Collins)3.20* Exacta (2-6) $7.00 * Quinella (2-6) $4.20 * $1 Trifecta (2-6-1) $14.90Winner picked by Vic C.SECOND-1 mile; $6,200;...
Lacking ‘Drive’
Norbert Leo Butz has always brought a certain strangeness to his roles, whether a buffoonish con artist in “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” or an obsessive FBI agent in “Catch Me If...
Jets set coaching staff
Brian Schottenheimer has already departed the Jets following the team’s offensive struggles this past season, but quarterbacks coach Matt Cavanaugh will be back working with Mark Sanchez. The Jets, who...
Lin’s emergence inspires strays in NBA and beyond
Jeremy Lin is for all the people who have been told since they were kids they wouldn’t amount to anything. His unfathomable emergence from the bottom of the Cracker Jack...
Anthony says Knicks will be fine when he joins Lin
The elephant in the room that threatens to overshadow Linsanity is whether Carmelo Anthony will mesh with Jeremy Lin, or mess with the Knicks’ newfound chemistry. Anthony, who hopes to...
Stoudemire back with Knicks, compares Lin to Nash
Amar’e Stoudemire made a name for himself in the NBA running the pick-and-roll with Steve Nash in Mike D’Antoni’s freewheeling Suns offense. Stoudemire returned to the Knicks yesterday after spending...
Knicks can keep Lin with $5M exception
Thank you, Gilbert Arenas. With the NBA's recent Gilbert Arenas Rule, the Knicks can’t be outbid for point guard phenom Jeremy Lin if they are willing to use their full...
Biggest Grammy since '84
Sunday’s Grammy Awards hit near-record ratings levels in the wake of Whitney Houston’s death. The music awards show snared nearly 40 million viewers, second only to the Grammys in 1984....
Nielsen may punish Oprah for beg tweet
Oprah Winfrey has riled up Nielsen, with nothing but a tweet. During Sunday night’s Grammys broadcast, Winfrey posted a tweet asking her more than 9 million followers to “turn to...
Sports Shorts
MLB: Big Papi, Red Sox strike new deal David Ortiz and the Red Sox avoided salary arbitration by agreeing yesterday to a one-year contract worth $14,575,000. The deal for the...
The Post Line
NCAA BasketballFavoriteLineUnderdogCLEMSON2VirginiaSETON HALL11St. John'sTexas A&M2 1/2TEXAS TECHGeorgia St.4JMUKENT ST.4BuffaloC. MICHIGAN4 1/2E. MichiganBUTLER15 1/2Loy.-ChicagoDREXEL20Will. & MaryHOFSTRA4 1/2DelawareODU14Unc Wilm.N’EASTERN16 1/2TowsonINDIANA ST.4 1/2Illinois St.Florida4 1/2ALABAMAUnlv8TCUCreighton7S. ILLINOISMILWAUKEE1 1/2Cleveland St.VALPARAISO14Ill.-ChicagoGREEN BAY5 1/2Y’town St.Texas1OKLAHOMAGEO. MASONPickVcuOhio St.7MINNESOTALSUPickMiss....
Parx Racing Charts
February 13th, 2012 Clear And Fast. ©2012 Equibase. All Rights Reserved FIRST-1m&70yds; $22,000; clm($7,500); 4up Off: 12:26. Good. long drive, up in time Time: 23.5, 47.31, 1:12.38, 1:38.87, 1:43.11. Trainer:...
Affrunti’s Turf Paradise Grade
FIRST-1m; $11,200; mdn opt clm; 3YO1-Painted Slew 5-23-Masters Call 5-12-Teancum 3-14-Rustin Rhett 4-16-Wildcat Energy 5-15-Nobyjo 7-2SECOND-1m; $9,200; cl($10,000); 4up6-Free Beer 5-21-Raton Pass 4-12-Cooke'sFrmTny5-13-Lake Sawyer 6-14-CarnivlCndymn7-25-Bar Ba Cat 3-1THIRD-5f; $5,500; cl($3,000);...
Flaccid ‘Traviata’ no treasure
New York City Opera performed “La Traviata” at BAM Sunday afternoon. That’s who, what, where and when. But this was a performance without a “why.” There are lots of reasons...
Tennis serves an ace
Album of the Week TENNIS “Young & Old” ★★★ After last year’s hit CD “Cape Dory,” when this husband-and-wife band Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley found melodic and romantic inspiration...
Surprises do happen
Here’s an unassailable fact about presidential elections: There are no rules, and the past is an unreliable guide. We learn this every four years. Then we forget it. We all...
Gov ‘wagers’ on teach evaluation
ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo and education insiders said yesterday that they’re optimistic about reaching a deal on a new teacher-evaluation system before his Thursday deadline. “People expect it to be...
‘Cushy’ deal for Jeremy
With a couch like this, Jeremy Lin may never need a bed. A city decorator to the stars wants to give the Knick sensation a plush, custom-made $16,000 couch complete...
Dolan’s working Roman holiday
ROME — Cardinal-designate Timothy Dolan kicks off his whirlwind week of official events in Rome tomorrow, with a Mass for family, friends and others at the city’s oldest church. The...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Queens He was spitting mad. A disgusting driver peeved at getting a parking summons in Astoria spit on a female traffic agent, authorities said. The 28-year-old officer was writing the...
Sandusky wins round
Jerry Sandusky, the former Pennsylvania State University assistant football coach charged with sexually abusing 10 boys, will be allowed supervised visits with his grandchildren, a judge ruled yesterday, denying prosecutors’...
Coney ‘skycoaster’
Get set to soar this summer on the “Boardwalk Flyer.” Amusement operator Zamperla USA last night revealed the new name of its planned 110-foot “skycoaster” for Coney Island's Scream Zone,...
NYPD tweeks gun-use rule
The NYPD has modified its official patrol-guide order on the use of deadly physical force, by adding four words — a change apparently intended to protect the department from future...
Israelis targeted in India, Georgia bomb attacks
NEW DELHI, India — Assailants targeted Israeli diplomats in India and Georgia in near-simultaneous strikes yesterday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed on archenemy Iran and its Lebanese proxy,...
Post’s ‘proxy rat’ exposé leads to probe
Shareholder advisory firm ISS launched an internal probe yesterday following allegations first reported in The Post that one of its employees has been accused of selling clients’ confidential voting data...
Business briefs
Fha illsThe Federal Housing Administration will exhaust its reserves over the coming year, according to budget projections made public yesterday, which would require a Treasury infusion for the first time...
Wright says Mets up to challenge
PORT ST. LUCIE — It’s spring training, so optimism abounds, even around the Mets. But as they get ready for what could be their toughest season in years, the typical...
Secret payroll limit would damper Devils’ dealing
The Devils’ trade deadline shopping may be limited by more than just the salary cap. The team is believed to have another payroll budget to remain under, which may have...
Boxer Mayweather says Lin hype helped by race
LAS VEGAS — Not every athlete is caught up in the Linsanity. Unbeaten boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. posted a swipe at Knicks point guard sensation Jeremy Lin on Twitter. Mayweather...
Starr Report
With Anderson Cooper’s “Anderson” leaving Ch. 11 after its maiden season (it’s moving to Ch. 5 next fall), the station has begun rejiggering its afternoon lineup with a look toward...
Reyes show
Just when you thought he’d left town for good, ex-Mets star Jose Reyes — and his new team, the Miami Marlins — are getting the reality TV treatment from Showtime,...
Jeter says Yankees play in 'scary' new AL
TAMPA — The American League gets more difficult each season, but Derek Jeter said the Yankees are ready for the latest challenge. “It’s always been a tough league,’’ Jeter said...
Hughes muscles up trying to make Yankees rotation
TAMPA — The Yankees have made some major pitching moves this offseason, but don’t count out Phil Hughes. The right-hander is on a mission, and he has been since his...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYFeb. 14WEDFeb. 15THUFeb. 16FRIFeb. 17SATFeb. 18SUNFeb. 19MONFeb. 20KnicksToronto7:00MSG NetworkESPN 1050 AMSac.7:30MSGESPNNO GAMEN.O.8:00MSGESPNNOGAMEDal.1:00ABCESPNNets7:30MSGESPNNetsNOGAMEMem.7:30YESWFANInd.7:00YESWFANNOGAMEChi.4:00YESWFANMilw.7:00YESWBBRKnicks7:30YESWFANRangersBoston7:00MSG2WNYM 970 AMNO GAMEChi.7:00MSGESPNNOGAMENOGAMEClmb.8:00MSGESPNNOGAMEIslandersWinnipeg8:30MSG Plus 2WRHU 88.7 FMNOGAMESt.L.8:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMECar.7:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMEOtt.1:00MSG+WRHUDevilsBuffalo7:00MSG PlusWFAN 660 AMNOGAMENOGAMEAna.7:00MSG+WFANNOGAMEMont.6:00NBCSNWFANNOGAMEHOMEAWAY
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
FIRST-6f; $31,000; cl($12,500); 4up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds3 Just Hold On(L),118I Ortiz, Jr2-1-4Levine3-14 Pistols At Dawn(L),118J Alvarado2-5-1Galluscio6-11 a-Bojan(L),111JRodriguz3-1-3Jacobson5-15 LibertySt.Outlw(L),111SCamchJr8-8-5Chin50-11A a-HstryStrtsNw(L),118D Cohen3-1-3Jacobson5-12 b-Perfect Drive(L),118M Luzzi3-1-1Campo5-16 Fiscal Stimulus(L),118RDomingz2-8-6Gullo5-27 Raynick's Jet(L),118CVelasquz5-4-6Rodrigez7-22B b-Metrology(L),118CMontalv3-5-5Campo5-1a,b-CoupledSECOND-6f; $60,000;...
Bam’s blueprint for national decline
President Obama loves to talk about how he was open to painful changes in entitlement programs in last year’s private budget talks with Republicans. Oddly enough, his bragged-about courage behind...
The voice of an angel — stilled by her own demons
The Issue: The death of multi-Grammy winner Whitney Houston and her enduring struggles. *** Through Whitney Houston’s powerful vocals she taught us to believe (“‘Know’ Her Is To Love Her,”...
De Blasio: Give me 9/11 data
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio is using his charter-granted power to demand the city provide him with its research on the rate of cancer among cops who worked at Ground...
Albany relations aren’t lovey-govey: Cuomo
ALBANY — It may be Valentine’s Day, but there’s little love between Gov. Cuomo and Albany’s legislative leaders.Despite successes together, both sides have no more than a “functional, collegial relationship,”...
Cheaters cost PA untolled $
They keep on truckin’ — even though they owe millions of dollars in bridge and tunnel tolls. Scofflaw drivers are zooming through Port Authority E-ZPass lanes thousands of times without...
16 Americans busted? Egypt to still get $1.3B
It’s stimulus funding — for the Middle East and North Africa.President Obama’s budget plan includes $800 million in foreign aid to promote Arab Spring democracy and maintains $1.3 billion in...
Bam backs no-mail Saturdays
WASHINGTON — Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night can keep postal workers from making their appointed rounds — but a federal budget can. President Obama is...
Bloods twit slay raps
A Bloods leader’s tweeting finally caught up to him yesterday when he was indicted in three murders — including a Brooklyn slaying he had bragged about to his Twitter followers.Ronald...
Fashion Week looks like 865M bucks
Everything about Fashion Week is thin and sleek except for the pile of money the trade shows pump into the city’s economy — a record $865 million, officials announced yesterday....
NY schools will apply for ‘No Child’ waiver
The Board of Regents yesterday approved the application New York state will file for a federal waiver from the most restrictive elements of the No Child Left Behind law.The changes...
Barking mad at Garden
To say the dog poop is flying would be an understatement. More than 2,000 boy dogs, bitches, and even Martha Stewart, wedged their sweaty bodies into Madison Square Garden yesterday...
Weird but true
This is a bad Samaritan. After a Florida woman was hit by a car and left bleeding in the street, 41-year-old April Cottman rushed to her side and asked how...
Kelly-case sis’ vow
A woman identifying herself as the sister of Greg Kelly’s rape accuser yesterday said her sibling will eventually reveal her side of the story.“There’s so much more you all aren’t...
Xmas fire mom eyed
Authorities mulling whether to file criminal charges in the Christmas Day fire that killed the three daughters of a Manhattan ad exec are facing the possibility that the devastated mom...
160G JFK gem ‘heist’
A slip of the tongue may have cost her $160,000. A Long Island psychotherapist got stopped at a boarding gate at JFK Airport after being told by an airline employee...
Empire State Building seeks $1B IPO
For the owners of the Empire State Building, the sky’s the limit. The company that runs Manhattan’s most famous skyscraper, along with 11 other office properties, plans to sell shares...
Callahan perfect captain for first-place Rangers
BOSTON -- He is the officer as infantryman, the leader who volunteers for the grunt work. He is Ryan Callahan, the right captain at the right time for the right...
Lin wins Player of Week
In a little more than a week, Jeremy Lin went from being a backup point guard at the end of the Knicks’ bench to the Eastern Conference Player of the...
Lin and Stoudemire should work well for Knicks
Amar’e Stoudemire was walking slowly back to the locker room at the Knicks’ training facility yesterday afternoon after finishing his first practice since attending the funeral of his older brother,...
Mets ace Santana building up arm strength
PORT ST. LUCIE —The Mets have no shortage of questions facing them this season and few are more crucial than the health, and ability, of Johan Santana. They should get...
Mets 1B Davis says injured ankle ‘good to go’
PORT ST. LUCIE — Ike Davis declared himself “good to go” yesterday following his first day after arriving from Arizona for voluntary workouts. The Mets first baseman missed most of...
Yankees captain Jeter sees 'excitement' caused by Lin
TAMPA — In his own understated way, Derek Jeter is caught up in Linsanity as much as the rest of the world. The Yankees shortstop said he has been following...
Death by inches
The island of Manhattan is 23 square miles large, but City Hall feels the need to declare war on a small businesswoman over three measly inches. Meet Marilyn Louie, the...
French people don’t make better parents
Every few years, a book comes out detailing how inferior Americans are when compared with our obvious betters: the French. First, it was “French Women Don’t Get Fat” — which...
Fourth NYPD suicide
A cop killed himself yesterday on his way home after finishing his shift in Queens — becoming the fourth NYPD officer to die by his own hand in less than...
She has it covered!
And this year’s cover of Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit Issue goes to . . . Kate Upton! The magazine’s pick, a closely guarded secret, was leaked yesterday hours before it was...
Text-&-drive ticket blitz
Motorists who text and drive might want to think twice — cops have got your number. A whopping 7,495 tickets have been doled out in New York from July to...
Tragic Whitney back in New Jersey
Whitney has come home. Carried in a golden hearse, the body of pop queen Whitney Houston arrived in her hometown of Newark, NJ, last night, as preparations began for a...
Justice Breyer robbed by machete-wielding intruder
US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer and his wife were robbed by a machete-wielding intruder at their vacation home in the West Indies, the court confirmed yesterday. Breyer, 73, his...
Phone grabber nabbers
Two Midtown executives turned into good Samaritans when they foiled a thief on a bike who stole a woman’s smartphone in front of Grand Central Terminal. Bonnie Somerstein yesterday recalled...
K’garten cutoff
A number of charter schools have moved to block the youngest students from enrolling in kindergarten even though they’re eligible to attend under city rules — a policy that’s backed...
‘Zero’ mercy plea
A Mafia wiseguy — who once boasted about shooting someone and dangling his own mother-in-law from a rooftop — wants a federal judge to go easy on him when he’s...
The breast of friends
Music queens Rihanna (left) and Katy Perry are bosom buddies at the Grammys, where Katy seems to be admiring her pal’s, uh, crucifix. The stars joined forces Sunday night, delivering...
Trying time for ‘Whitey’
BOSTON — A judge has set a Nov. 5 trial date for reputed gangster James “Whitey” Bulger in federal court in Boston.His attorney said it would take at least a...
Haute eats under FDR
This is sure to be one heavily trafficked restaurant. Combining the lure of the South Street waterfront and the din of the FDR Drive, the city plans to award a...
Indians: Brawl pol lying
ALBANY — Seneca Indians are disputing a state senator’s account of a brawl in a Niagara Falls Indian casino Friday night that sent the senator’s wife to a local hospital.“All...
Pirate cries for freedom
This buccaneer wants out of the brig — and he’s hoping a judge’s tears will help spring him.An admitted Somali pirate is suing to overturn his nearly 34-year prison term...
Apple tops $500 for first time
How do you like them Apples?Shares in Apple, the world’s most valuable company, reached new heights yesterday, closing above $500 a share for the first time in its more than...
Lin’s lifting MSG above the rim
Call it “irrational exuberance.” Knicks fans, after crowding through the turnstiles at Madison Square Garden this month and pushing TV ratings to season highs — the better to drink in...
Scary ‘Twilight Zoning’
Retail landlords, tremble — the frenzy to restrict store uses that started on the Upper West Side is spreading to other Manhattan neighborhoods. Inspired by the retail zoning proposal which...
Marts laud Greek plan
Wall Street breathed a sigh of relief yesterday after Greece took crucial steps to secure a second bailout and avoid a massive default. Greece’s parliament backed a punishing austerity plan...
Obama WH linked to media watch dog
The head of Media Matters for America — now out coordinating a new super PAC to help President Obama get reelected — is operating his nonprofit organization in close coordination...
$30M? Maybe more
Show him the money! Matt Lauer, who reportedly wants $30 million to stay at the “Today” show, is worth every penny — and should get even more, if that’s what...
Damon's quest for 3,000 hits keeping Yankees at bay
The Yankees want a lefty-swinging designated hitter. Johnny Damon — New York and championship proven — is available. His agent, Scott Boras, insists “this is not a dollar decision.” At...
Today's Sports on the Air
Basketball7 p.m.Florida at Alabama ESPN7 p.m.Texas A&M at Texas Tech ESPN27 p.m.Knicks at Raptors MSG, ESPN (1050 AM)7 p.m.Virginia at Clemson ESPNU7 p.m.St. John's at Seton Hall SNYWBBR (1130 AM),...
Parx Racing Analysis
Post Time: 12:25 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 6f; $17,000; mdn cl($10,000); 3YO; (f)NO IT ISN’T closed well in last at today’s level after getting blinkers for...
Well-suited for gold and bold
Marc Jacobs dances to his own tune. Last season it was chorus line girls, this season it’s Victorian orphans from Oliver Twist. To the strains of “Who Will Buy?” from...
Surgery no big Diehl to Giants lineman
David Diehl obviously isn’t bashful about showing what’s inside him. The veteran Giants offensive lineman yesterday took to Twitter to post an X-ray of his hand after undergoing surgery to...
Icy catwalk’s a cakewalk for NYC’s Fashion Flock
HURLEY BURLEY Nary a Fashion Week goes by without a runway model taking a spill, so when Moncler Grenoble held its Sunday night show on Central Park’s Wollman Rink, it...
Lord of the drink
In her stylish Bed-Stuy loft, Rachel Mamane, 36, finished laying out the duck-neck terrine and heritage pork rillette hors d’oeuvres she’d prepared. Across the apartment, her roommate sipped whiskey and...
The marriage masters
With celebrity splits in every news cycle and the oft-quoted statistic that 50 percent of legal unions end in divorce, it’s sometimes hard to have faith in marriage. Still, many...
Rag & Bone
Rag & Bone design duo Marcus Wainwright and David Neville have their formula down pat: Super styled models strutting down a barely-lit runway against the musical samplings of Thom Yorke...
Altuzarra
The scene for Joseph Altuzarra's fall collection was low-ceilinged and barely lit, complete with a Moroccan rug here or there. Were we off on a magic carpet ride to the...
Carlos Miele
Wearing hot pink headphones and spinning from the top of the runway at Lincoln Center, dreamy DJs Anthony and Sean Souza nearly stole the show. The Brazilian brothers mixed a...
Karen Walker
While Karen Walker's inspiration last season came from the female characters in the movie "Taxi Driver," her current muse had more literary roots. With creative seeds planted from Jules Vern's...
Zac Posen
Set in the elegant promenade of the David H. Koch Theater, Posen showed his second collection since returning to New York Fashion Week from Paris -- though his designs might...
Mayweather Tweet says race reason for Lin's popularity
LAS VEGAS -- Not every athlete is caught up in the Linsanity. Unbeaten boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. has posted a swipe at Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin on Twitter. Mayweather...
Carmelo compares new Knicks star to 'Rudy'
To Carmelo Anthony, a walk-on has the Knicks off and running.Anthony on Monday compared point guard sensation Jeremy Lin to a famous college football player made famous in the movies."He's...
Mariners plan to use Noesi
PEORIA, Ariz. -- Hector Noesi was used mainly out of the bullpen during his time with the Yankees but figures prominently in the Seattle Mariners’ plans for its starting rotation....
Supreme Court is last stop for Obama's mandate express
If the controversy over the Church and contraceptives coverage has taught us anything it is that the part of Obamacare that Rep. Nancy Pelosi told us we'd learn about once it passed...
Yankees, Pirates make progress toward Burnett trade
The Yankees and Pirates have made progress toward a trade that would send much-maligned pitcher A.J. Burnett to Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh would pay at least $10 million of the $33 million...
Jeter praises Knicks phenom
TAMPA -- In his own understated way, Derek Jeter is caught up in Linsanity as much as the rest of the world. The Yankees shortstop said he has been following...