June 8, 2012
Subway box-cutter brute gets 21 years
A cowardly Lower Manhattan subway slasher was sentenced to 21 years prison today for a random and brutal box-cutter assault on a young woman's face. "My life has been changed...
Feds want 9/11 health program to include 50 cancers
First responders and residents who were stricken with cancer after being exposed to the toxic ash that exploded over Manhattan when the World Trade Center collapsed would qualify for free...
Talking about the Tony categories nobody talks about
Two more days to go until the Tonys, and the predictions are coming fast and furious. Why, I just added to the pile on WNYC, discussing the most prominent categories...
Cano, Bombers rough up Santana in 9-1 win over Mets
Robinson Cano homered twice and hit one of three straight long balls off an ineffective Johan Santana to lead the Yankees to a 9-1 rout of the Mets on Friday...
Sick: Mob attacks and gropes women at Egypt anti-sex assault rally
CAIRO — A mob of hundreds of men assaulted women holding a march demanding an end to sexual harassment today, with the attackers overwhelming the male guardians and groping and...
Russia opens with win over Czech Republic
WROCLAW, Poland — Alan Dzagoev scored a goal in each half in Russia’s masterful display of attacking soccer to beat the Czech Republic 4-1 in their European Championship Group A...
Yankees' Joba feels 'good' after first mound session
TAMPA, Fla. -- Yankees reliever Joba Chamberlain threw off a mound Friday for the first time since hurting his ankle in March.Chamberlain made 25 throws in a batting cage at...
Fire breaks out at Robert De Niro's apartment
Robert De Niro’s Central Park West apartment went up in flames today when lint in a clothes dryer caught fire, sources said. “Right above my head these 12 foot tall...
Nets season in review: Deron Williams
You can make the argument that, at this moment, Deron Williams is the most powerful player in the NBA.Not since LeBron James was taking over games for the Cleveland Cavaliers...
Obama pays tribute to Giants
WASHINGTON – With President Barack Obama standing alongside him and listening intently, Giants coach Tom Coughlin stood behind a podium on a sun-splashed afternoon on the South Lawn of the...
Mayor's kid pans dad's big-soda ban
Add Mayor Bloomberg's younger daughter to the list of New Yorkers with doubts about the mayor's plan to ban large size sodas. The independent-minded Georgina Bloomberg suggested a better method...
Jets, Keller have not talked new deal recently
One AFC East team gave its tight end a contract extension Friday, and the Jets may have to do the same thing soon.Jets tight end Dustin Keller is entering the...
Jamaican druglord 'Dudus' Coke sentenced to 23 years in prison
Conceding he's no saint, Jamaican drug lord Christopher "Dudus" Coke was sentenced today to 23 years behind bars in a U.S. drug trafficking case that brought into sharp focus his...
Subway rat attacks woman on A train
It was seven minutes in hell! A nasty rat was an unwelcome commuter on a rush-hour A train yesterday morning — terrorizing straphangers during the agonizingly long nonstop ride from...
Gupta lawyers question Blankfein on confidential data
Lawyers for Goldman Sachs Group director Rajat Gupta, showcasing another pillar of their defense, tried to cast doubt Friday on government claims that corporate information allegedly passed by Gupta to...
Kevin Costner downplays Stephen Baldwin's role in BP-cleanup deal
NEW ORLEANS — Kevin Costner says he never saw actor Stephen Baldwin contribute anything to their company's effort to sell oil cleanup devices to BP in the aftermath of the...
Bronx man whose sister died in surgery denied kidney transplant
The pain just doesn't stop for this poor guy. An ailing Bronx man -- whose sister died in surgery while trying to give him a kidney -- now will not...
Federal prosecutors seek 10-year sentence for 'Whitey' Bulger's girlfriend
BOSTON — The longtime girlfriend of mobster James "Whitey" Bulger should spend 10 years in prison because she knowingly protected one of the region's most violent criminals for more than...
Poland-Greece play to 1-1 draw in Euro 2012 opener
WARSAW, Poland — Even though Poland was the better team, it was Greece that had the best chance to win. The Poles controlled play for long stretches Friday but still...
Insider trading investigation focusing on retired, well-known baseball player and other former athletes in LA
Federal authorities are moving from the skyscrapers of Manhattan to the clubby world of retired baseball players in California to uncover the next insider trading ring. An ongoing insider trading...
NYPD: Men massacred near Columbia had robbed drug dealers, may have been retaliation
The three men found gunned down inside a BMW near Columbia University yesterday had been robbing drug dealers and may have been killed in retaliation, police said. Victims Luis Catalan,...
Dullahan made new favorite at Belmont Stakes
With I'll Have Another's stunning scratch from Saturday's Belmont Stakes, Dullahan has become the new betting favorite for the final leg of the Triple Crown. With 'Another' officially out of...
Queens woman sentenced to 10 years in prison for fatally shaking baby
A Queens woman has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for shaking her 7-month-old daughter so violently that the baby later died. District Attorney Richard A. Brown announced the...
Nadal, Djokovic advance to French Open final
PARIS -- World No. 1 Novak Djokovic stayed on course for his fourth straight Grand Slam title with an impressive 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 victory over third seed Roger Federer. The...
Contract extension makes Patriots' Gronkowski highest paid TE in NFL history
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The New England Patriots and star tight end Rob Gronkowski have agreed to a contract extension worth $54 million over six years, NFL.com reported Friday. The deal...
Patagonia Rising
Damn ’em! Corporate types have proposed building five giant hydroelectric dams in Chile’s vast Patagonia, at the very bottom of South America, forever altering some the world’s most dramatic wilderness....
Double Trouble
Stardom only seems as heritable as the family silver. For every Michael Douglas, there’s a John Drew Barrymore. Somewhere in between, there’s a Jaycee Chan, son of Jackie. It wouldn’t...
Potential next generation leaders of al Qaeda loom
In the wake of the death in Pakistan of al Qaeda's number two, counter-terrorism officials have identified five potential next generation leaders, including three with US connections. "It would be...
Bronx 'menace to society,' who was close to being released from prison, gets two more decades behind bars
A Queens judge declared a Bronx ex-con who was months away from being released from prison a "menace to society" before slapping him with two extra decades behind bars for...
Queens men take responsibility for death of good Samaritan in deli
Three Queens men took responsibility for the death of a good Samaritan, just moments before a jury was selected for their trial. Daryl Reid, Terril Pinnock and Jahvaughn Garrison admitted...
Bloomberg wants 'New York' to win Mets-Yankees World Series
Mets strikeout ace Johan Santana tried to slip a fast one past Mayor Bloomberg -- but the mayor was ready for it. Bloomberg disclosed today that when he called to...
Feds arrest 190 alleged child predators in massive undercover operation
WASHINGTON -- Nearly 200 child predators have been arrested and 18 victims rescued in a nationwide undercover operation, federal authorities announced Friday. The month-long investigation -- called "Operation Orion" --...
I'll Have Another scratched from Belmont Stakes, retires; will still lead post parade
I"ll Have Another, hours from his historic bid for the Triple Crown in Saturday's Belmont Stakes, was scratched from the race Friday with tendonitis and retired. Originally favored at 4-5...
EU regulators prepare objections to EMI/Universal deal
The European Union's antitrust regulators are getting ready to send a list of objections to French company Vivendi's Universal Music Group's proposed acquisition of EMI's recorded music business. The move,...
Mitt Romney says Obama's economic comments show how 'out of touch' prez is
WASHINGTON — The economy at risk, President Barack Obama accused Republicans on Friday of pursuing policies that would weaken the U.S. recovery. He simultaneously urged Europe's leaders to prevent an...
Bloomberg warns of large-scale layoffs if $1B taxi medallion sales are prevented
Large-scale layoffs are coming if the city loses lawsuits to prevent the sale of more than $1 billion worth of yellow taxi medallions, Mayor Bloomberg declared today. "It would mean...
FRIDAY FIVE: Subway Series unsung heroes
The Subway Series kicks off its 2012 schedule tonight at Yankee Stadium. Johan Santana vs. Hiroki Kuroda. Plenty of great coverage in today’s Post. Yes, the Series has lost some...
Nadal, Djokovic to meet in French Open final
PARIS — World No. 1 Novak Djokovic stayed on course for his fourth straight Grand Slam title with an impressive 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 victory over third seed Roger Federer. The...
VIDEO: Hale, Vaccaro preview Subway Series
Post reporter Mark Hale and columnist Mike Vaccaro preview the Subway Series between the Yankees and Mets, which begins Friday night in The Bronx.The pair discuss Johan Santana's first start...
US wholesale inventories up 0.6% in April as car, machinery stockpiles grow
WASHINGTON -- Inventories at US wholesalers increased in April as stockpiles of cars, machinery and other long-lasting goods grew. The inventories of US wholesalers increased by 0.6 percent from the...
Prosecutor won't pursue criminal charges in fatal Conn. Christmas blaze
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Criminal charges won't be filed in a Christmas morning house fire that killed three girls and their grandparents, a prosecutor said today. The fire killed 7-year-old...
LI lawmaker fined for revealing sealed cop report
A Long Island lawmaker who admitted revealing portions of an internal investigation about police failures in a domestic violence case that led a woman's death was found in contempt and...
Oregon woman arrested for sneaking into boyfriend's building by hiding in his suitcase
PORTLAND, Ore. — Police say a 50-year-old Oregon woman is in trouble because of her relationship baggage — but it's not the emotional kind. Kola J. McGrath was arrested Monday...
4 hurt in Queens blaze
Four people were hurt in a Queens blaze this morning, authorities said. The flames began about 9 a.m. in the second-floor of a home on 153rd Street, near 90th Avenue,...
Friends and family gather to bid farewell to Robin Gibb
THAME, Oxfordshire -- Robin Gibb was laid to rest Friday in a small English churchyard opposite his Oxfordshire home of more than 19 years. His mother Barbara Gibb, now in...
Former Fleetwood Mac member Bob Welch dead at 65
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Bob Welch, a former member of Fleetwood Mac who went on to write songs and record several hits during a solo career, died Thursday of a self-inflicted...
UN observers reach 'ghastly' Syrian massacre village
QUBAIR, Syria -- UN monitors finally reached the site of an alleged new massacre Friday on their second try, with accompanying reporters describing gutted buildings and dead animals but no...
LeBron's death-defying feat
NOT that I’ve seen LeBron play all that often, you understand, but from the outset of last night’s leisurely Boston Harbor cruise, he appeared more unemotionally transfixed than ever before,...
Euro 2012 team-by-team capsules
GROUP A POLAND Euro 2012 Schedule: vs. Greece, June 8; vs. Russia, June 12; vs. Czech Republic, June 16. How the team qualified: Co-host. Euro 2008 Result: First Round. Best...
Kraft spurns NYSE for Nasdaq, says to cut costs
Kraft Foods Inc. is moving its stock listing to the Nasdaq from the New York Stock Exchange to cut costs. The packaged foods maker, which is splitting into two publicly...
The Post's Belmont Stakes preview
The Post has you covered wire-to-wire for Saturday's Belmont Stakes. I'll Have Another will be going for the first Triple Crown in 34 years, since Affirmed accomplished the feat. Eleven...
US trade gap narrows in April
WASHINGTON -- The US trade deficit narrowed in April, as a sharp pullback in imports and exports to the eurozone suggested the region's troubles are increasingly washing up on US...
Workers to remove debris left by Tropical Storm Irene from NJ river
SADDLE BROOK, N.J. — Heavy equipment will converge on a New Jersey river Friday as workers seek to remove debris left by Tropical Storm Irene last summer. The Passaic Valley...
NATO commander apologizes over Afghan civilian deaths
KABUL -- NATO commander Gen. John Allen apologized Friday over the deaths of 18 Afghan civilians during a coalition air strike in central Logar Province this week. Allen went to...
Captured US soldier's e-mails suggest he deserted in Afghanistan
HAILEY, Idaho -- E-mails from a US soldier, sent before he was captured by the Taliban in 2009, suggest he was disillusioned with the military and considering deserting. Sgt. Bowe...
Two school buses involved in an accident in Long Island
Two school buses were involved in an accident in Rockville Centre, Long Island on Friday morning. A witness tells Fox 5 News the buses were occupied. It is unclear if...
No injuries after bus carrying New York students overturns in Virginia
NEW CHURCH, Va. — Virginia State Police say no one was injured when a charter bus carrying students from New York drifted into a grassy median, hit a culvert and...
Teen relative of Australian serial killer jailed for butchering friend
SYDNEY -- A teenage relative of Australia's most notorious serial killer will spend at least the next 30 years behind bars for the "cold-blooded killing" of his childhood friend. Matthew...
Apple accepts $2M fine over 'misleading' iPad branding Down Under
MELBOURNE -- Apple Inc. has accepted a fine of more than AU$2 million (US$1.9 million) after agreeing branding for its new iPad may have misled consumers to believe the tablet...
Australian bad boy swimmers in hot water for posing with guns in California
BRISBANE, Australia -- It's not illegal in California but back home in Australia two bad boy Olympic swimmers are in hot water for posing with guns and posting the pictures...
Traveling Canadians flock to US airports to avoid hefty flight taxes
Canadians have discovered a cheaper way to fly to the United States: Drive there first. Rising flight taxes and a strengthening Canadian dollar are pushing Canadians to begin their US-bound...
Canadian porn star accused of dismembering Chinese student likely to be extradited this month
BERLIN -- German prosecutors said the Canadian porn star accused of killing and dismembering a Chinese student in Montreal will probably be extradited by the end of the month. The...
Romney tops Obama on economic issues but prez stronger on security: new poll
WASHINGTON -- In a dead-even race for the White House, a majority of American voters say their candidate must win for the country to get stronger. A FOX News poll...
Police search for American man missing in Sydney
SYDNEY -- Australian police are searching for a US citizen missing in Sydney. Sean Michael Stark, 23, of Alexandria, Va., arrived in Sydney from Los Angeles on June 4 and...
Conman posing as FBI agent arrested by Pakistani police
ISLAMABAD -- A Pakistani man who posed as an FBI agent to lure victims into swapping millions of rupees for counterfeit dollars was arrested by police on Thursday. Hayat Khan,...
Later starting time for Nathan’s hot dog eating contest could affect results
This year’s Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest is expected to be even more heated than usual now that ESPN, which televises the July 4 competition, has pushed the start time...
Anti-Israel preacher at the White House?
David Brog of the pro-Israel group Christians United for Israel is worried. Preacher Serge Duss has been welcomes to the White House several times for reportedly high-level meetings and yet,...
Future worse, but present debt is bad enough
James Pethokoukis has the low down on the low, low future economic picture if the US Congress doesn't decide to change our current debt and spending course. "Under a worst-case...
House kills one Obamacare tax with lots of Democratic help
More than three dozen Democratic Representatives voted with Republicans in the House yesterday to kill a 2.3 percent tax on medical devices that is part of the trillions of tax increases...
DANDY ANDY: Fordham star describes how it feels to be drafted
Every other week this spring season, Andrew Velazquez will take us inside the Fordham Prep baseball team. In his exclusive diary on NYPost.com, the Virginia Tech-bound shortstop will give us...
Taliban, criminals escape from jail in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan officials say more than a dozen prisoners, including criminals and members of the Taliban, have escaped from a jail in northern Afghanistan. Abdul Jabar Haqbeen, the...
BETTOR'S GUIDE: Belmont Stakes preview
I'll Have Another will be going for the Triple Crown at tomorrow's Belmont Stakes, trying to become the first horse to achieve the honor in 34 years. Take a look...
I'll Have Another will not be denied
The last two furlongs of the Belmont Stakes tomorrow will be one of the most enthralling sports spectacles ever staged in New York. Guaranteed. In that short span, lasting maybe...
I'll Have Another must earn his spot alongside Secretariat, Seattle Slew and Affirmed
Even before I'll Have Another won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness to set himself up for the Triple Crown in tomorrow¹s 144th Belmont Stakes, he already was the most famous...
Gutierrez chooses Belmont experience over first pitch
I’ll Have Another’s jockey, Mario Gutierrez, will get a chance to experience the 1 1/2-mile Belmont Stakes route today when he rides 12-1 shot Boxeur des Rues in the 124th...
I'll Have Another, Gutierrez right on track
Now that I’ll Have Another is settled in to the stakes barn, it’s a huge comfort. He’s such a wonderful-minded horse. It makes you a lot more relaxed seeing your...
Roman's Belmont rant is a real barn-burner
Trainer Dale Romans, who runs Dullahan in tomorrow’s Belmont Stakes, never has been shy about speaking his mind. At a press conference yesterday at Belmont Park, the native Kentuckian drew...
Lack of Triple Crown is a shared curse
This is a shared drought, a shared jinx, a shared curse, a shared dry spell. This is a losing streak we can all be miserable about. Face it: In New...
Evacuation as shoplifter takes active meth lab into St. Louis Walmart
ST. LOUIS -- A shoplifter arrested at a St. Louis Walmart store Thursday was a carrying more than a few stolen goodies -- she was lugging a portable meth lab....
A-Rod awful in Yankees loss to Rays
Alex Rodriguez wasn’t the only one to murder the Yankees last night. Nevertheless, his wild right arm cut deeply and a fifth-inning strikeout with the bases juiced was too big...
Orlando man given Zimmerman's old phone number bombarded with death threats
ORLANDO -- At the age of 49, Orlando man Junior Alexander Guy finally bought his first cell phone. Within days he wished he hadn't. At all hours of the day...
Spain favored, but not invincible in Euro 2012
Will the reign of Spain fall or mainly is it plain? Soccer boots its way back into the sports spin-cycle on these shores when the 14th UEFA European Championship (Euro...
Pair of aces a winning hand for Mets
WASHINGTON — This is how the day started for the Mets: Pitching coach Dan Warthen concocted a prank, with a live Maryland crab placed in the locker of Johan Santana....
Mets beat Nationals; Dickey dominates again
WASHINGTON — R.A. Dickey won’t be participating in the Subway festivities, so he had to settle yesterday for conquering the Beltway. Johan Santana is the most celebrated pitcher in the...
Bay’s return to Mets delayed by bad stomach
WASHINGTON — Jason Bay’s return to the scene will have to wait at least until tonight. The Mets outfielder was scratched from yesterday’s lineup against the Nationals after vomiting about...
Yankees ready for Mets ace at his best
Russell Martin is a lot like the rest of his Yankees teammates when it comes to watching their cross-town foes. “I don’t pay too much attention to what they’re doing,”...
DeBoer's lineup shifts pay off for Devils
When you’re down three games to none in the Stanley Cup finals, lineup adjustments are to be expected. And as he has done all playoffs, Devils coach Pete DeBoer made...
U.S., Jamaica battle for track supremacy
The U.S. had long been the world’s preeminent track power, until Usain Bolt and his fellow Jamaicans stole its thunder at the last Olympics. And even if they’re not the...
Jets go wild with Tebow
The Tim Tebow project took another step this week. The team began implementing some of the unconventional plays it has planned for Tebow, beginning with a couple of snaps in...
Santonio takes seat at Jets practice, says OTA workload too much
Santonio Holmes famously spent the final two minutes of the Jets 2011 season watching from the bench. Yesterday, he finished on the sideline again. Holmes pulled himself out of the...
Subway Series: Revisiting Mets-Yankees preseason predictions
The Mets and Yankees closed spring training against each other on April 4 in Tampa. That day Andy Pettitte threw his first competitive inning since he retired. Michael Pineda announced...
Surprising stats and trends in the Subway Series
The Yankees and Mets renew their annual Subway Series tonight, the 16th regular-season series between the two teams. Here’s a look back at some of the series standouts and which...
Subway Series matchups
The rough seasons the Mets have gone through recently haven’t just had an impact on the fans in Flushing, but they have also taken some of the luster off the...
Subway Series came too late -- and could have brought some classics
Every year around this time we banter about the usefulness of the three games to come this weekend and the three to follow by the end of the month, these...
Dems, GOP blast leaks
Democratic and Republican intelligence chiefs in Congress united yesterday to declare war on a sudden glut of jawdropping leaks of US top secrets. They demanded answers from President Obama’s intelligence...
History denied
The Post’s Ed Fountaine concludes his daily look at the 11 horses who won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness but lost the Belmont Stakes since Affirmed won racing’s most recent...
No first pitch for Gutierrez in Subway
I’ll Have Another’s jockey, Mario Gutierrez, will get a chance to experience the 11/2-mile Belmont Stakes route today when he rides 12-1 shot Boxeur des Rues in the 124th running...
Doug O’Neill, trainer of I’ll Have Another, shares his thoughts with Post readers. As told to Ed Fountaine.
Now that I’ll Have Another is settled in to the stakes barn, it’s a huge comfort. He’s such a wonderful-minded horse. It makes you a lot more relaxed seeing your...
Romans’ rant is real barn-burner
Trainer Dale Romans, who runs Dullahan in tomorrow’s Belmont Stakes, never has been shy about speaking his mind. At a press conference yesterday at Belmont Park, the native Kentuckian drew...
No drought about it -- fans want to see Triple Crown
This is a shared drought, a shared jinx, a shared curse, a shared dry spell. This is a losing streak we can all be miserable about. Face it: In New...
I'll Have Another must earn his spot alongside Secretariat, Seattle Slew and Affirmed
Even before I'll Have Another won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness to set himself up for the Triple Crown in tomorrow¹s 144th Belmont Stakes, he already was the most famous...
All-heart champion nwill not be denied
TheE last two furlongs of the Belmont Stakes tomorrow will be one of the most enthralling sports spectacles ever staged in New York. Guaranteed. In that short span, lasting maybe...
Minnesota teen banned from wearing rosary beads to school in grandmother's honor
MINNEAPOLIS -- A Minnesota high school student who wears rosary beads to school in support of his cancer-stricken grandmother was ordered to pocket them by school district officials, who said...
Fangs all here
Who knew vampires had a worldwide board of directors? They call themselves the Authority and they are going to be the ruling force in the new season of “True Blood,”...
Happier days
Where’s multi-millionaire Ron Howard when you need him? Erin Moran, who played Howard’s little sister Joanie Cunningham on the hit ’70s sitcom “Happy Days,” is seen here taking in the...
Sports Shorts
Clemens: Wife takes the standDebbie Clemens took the stand late yesterday to begin her much-anticipated testimony on behalf of her husband, Roger, at his trial in Washington, but there was...
NFL players allege concussion coverup
The potentially game-changing legal battle over concussions between the NFL and more than 2,000 of its former players entered an important new phase Thursday. What had been a wave of...
St. John’s, Stony Brook face big tests
When St. John’s and Stony Brook take the field today in the NCAA Super Regionals, they won’t just be representing themselves and their schools. They will be playing on behalf...
Spurs coach tinkered with winning formula
In case you’re wondering throughout the read, this is no Pop Smear. Wunderkind that Gregg Popovich is, he was first to decipher the scrawl on the cave wall. It took...
Djokovic, Federer renew rivalry
PARIS — A year ago in the French Open semifinals, Roger Federer put a stop to Novak Djokovic’s 43-match winning streak. That also was the last time Djokovic lost at...
Sharapova rolls into French final
PARIS — Wind blew in her face, kicking up flecks of clay, and Maria Sharapova stood at the baseline, knowing she needed one more point to reach her first French...
Roach’s plan: Pacquiao ‘W’ and a Hall induction
LAS VEGAS — Freddie Roach usually doesn’t mince words, and he didn’t this week when he talked about tomorrow night’s WBO welterweight championship fight where Manny Pacquiao will defend his...
The Post Line
NHL Playoffs Tomorrow Favorite Line Underdog DEVILS -110-110 Kings Boxing Tomorrow WBO Welterweight Title At Las Vegas Favorite Line Underdog Pacquiao $350-450 Bradley Home team in CAPS
Hollywood Results
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Vic Cangialosi’s Calder Grade
FIRST-6 1/2 fur; $10,500; clm($6,250); 3up8-Omega Rising 20-14-SchatttheBandt8-51-Top Business 3-15-Solar d'Oro 6-12-Talk 5-16-Upshotbest 20-13-Blast of Macho 4-17-Jake Conrad S 20-1SECOND-1 1/16mT; $16,000; cl($25,0); 3YO1-a-StrshpPlesnt2-16-Copla de Oro 15-12-ImperialFinesse8-11-a-Kate Mandy 2-13-ComeSeeCmeS6-17-English Beauty...
They’ve kooked up a real treat
Initially a film about an incurably bored hipster named Darius (Aubrey Plaza), “Safety Not Guaranteed” segues into something much more refined and thoughtful. Like another indie about an irrepressible and...
No panting for Pattinson picture
Millions of “Twilight” fans have one thing right: Robert Pattinson is a stunningly good-looking man. It’s little trouble to believe Pattinson, as the title character in “Bel Ami,” can coax...
Drink like a fish
Fifty miles south of Manhattan’s Lower East Side, the seaside town of Asbury Park, NJ, also brags about its ’70s rock ’n’ roll heyday — only its denizens are more...
Landmark backlash
The Landmarks Preservation Commission can blame itself for a well-funded, determined new campaign to “rein in” the powerful body with literal life-or-death say in the fate of the city’s buildings....
Word from the street
In other NYPD news, a gaggle of the usual suspects traveled to Washington yesterday, pathetically hoping to convince Congress and the Obama administration to throw a wrench in the city’s...
Bail cut for ‘Mob Wives’ kid
Bail for the son of a “Mob Wives” star was slashed to $15,000 yesterday after his lawyer argued that it had been set at $200,000 one day earlier because of...
Nephew spawned murderous rage
The nephew of Etan Patz’s confessed killer had no clue his uncle hated him so much. Pedro Hernandez told cops he targeted Etan because the boy reminded him of a...
Investigators find child's clothes, toy at Patz 'killer' home
NYPD detectives found an old toy and worn clothing that are “age appropriate” for Etan Patz hidden in the New Jersey home of the boy’s confessed killer, law-enforcement sources told...
Kidney transplant nixed for Montefiore patient whose sister died in donor operation
How much more can this poor guy take? A gravely ill Bronx man whose sister recently died in a botched surgery trying to donate her kidney to him saw another...
Aussie exec a ‘Qantass’
An Australian investment banker based in New York was kicked off two separate Sydney-bound flights, at least once after refusing to turn off his cellphone, authorities said.In the first incident,...
DC soda-lobby effort falls ‘flat’
WASHINGTON — Mayor Bloomberg’s campaign to ban big drinks ignited a soda war in the nation’s capital yesterday. Beverage-industry lobbyist Rick Berman — the man behind the full-page newspaper ad...
Gate-crash horror
A nanny and a 2-year-old boy strolling hand-in-hand down a Brooklyn street were injured yesterday when an entire roll-down gate suddenly crashed down on them. The freak accident took place...
‘Madam’ gets ankle ‘break’
“The French guy” got an ankle-monitoring bracelet — so why not the hockey-mom madam? Appellate Division judges in Manhattan yesterday voiced a spirited openness to potentially springing accused Upper East...
A dim bulb’s 'bank jobs'
He holds the world speed record for scarfing down a light bulb, but it was his side gig that proved more arresting. Circus-performer wannabe R.J. Williams — who’s received the...
NY pols seek federal probe of tactic
WASHINGTON — A delegation of New York state, federal and city elected officials met with the Justice Department yesterday urging it to investigate the NYPD’s stop-and-frisk program they said overwhelmingly...
Singer, Elliott under radar at Hill hearing
Ted Olsen, former George W. Bush solicitor general, testified yesterday for Republican heavy-hitter Paul Singer at a House financial services committee hearing on “the need to protect investors from the...
Virgin offers $649 iPhone
Sprint Nextel said its Virgin Mobile prepaid business would start selling Apple’s iPhone June 22, pitching it against smaller prepaid rival Leap Wireless. Virgin will sell the iPhone 4S for...
Upscale retailers drop to mat on slowing sales
Two upscale retailers saw declines in their shares yesterday on fears that sales are starting to slow down.Lululemon, a Vancouver-based yoga-wear retailer, fell 8.8 percent to $63.84 after projecting full-year...
Ben talks, stocks balk
China rode to the rescue of US markets yesterday when Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke let them down. Bernanke, testifying on Capitol Hill, declined to specify any remedies he has...
Time Warner mulling leadership change at CNN
Time Warner brass is succession planning at CNN, but no one’s walking the plank just yet. Senior management is putting together a short list of potential candidates to run CNN...
Knicks’ Shumpert says recovery’s ‘going good’
Knicks guard Iman Shumpert knows you need to walk before you can run. Shumpert, one of the NBA’s elite perimeter defenders, has not started walking, but still says his recovery...
Post is a rail good read – but not here!
The Post is so riveting, a Metro-North engineer couldn’t take his eyes off it — even while driving a packed rush-hour train headed to Grand Central. An irate passenger took...
Simon to launch ‘Eggs Factor’
‘X Factor” host Simon Cowell is producing a new UK cooking show — which wags are dubbing “Eggs Factor.” Cowell’s new show, “Food, Glorious Food!” will try to find the...
Talk show guests
FRIDAYCOUNTING CROWS, MIKE MILLS, JOHN CURRENCE - Good Morning America, 7 a.m., Ch. 7ANDY SAMBERG, JANE FONDA, CHRIS BROWN - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4CHRIS ROCK, PATRICK DUFFY, DEAN CAIN...
LeBron’s 45 helps force Game 7 with Celtics
BOSTON — Here it was, another game where the free world that may never forgive LeBron James for “The Decision,” expected the Heat superstar to require a Heimlich maneuver before...
Intrigue surrounds Fordham's AD hunt
Fordham’s search for a new athletic director has taken on a very anxious tone within the department, two sources told The Post. The coaches are so concerned about the process...
It’s no No-Han for Hondo
The Native Americans failed Hondo yesterday in Detroit, but the damage largely was offset by his Giant victory that left the debt at an even-steven 1,800 castillos.Tonight, since Santana likely...
Belmont Charts
June 7th, 2012 Clear and Fast Turf Firm©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-6 1/2 fur; $28,000; clm($14,000); 3up(f)Off: 12:50. Good. solid pace, edged awayTime: 22.98, 46.13, 1:1.61, 1:17.3.Trainer: Chris EnglehartWinner: GR/RO...
Mets are center of attention as they visit The Bronx
The Mets waited 50 years for one. Now they are ready for another. SNY analyst Ron Darling did not want to get greedy, but he did mention Johnny Vander Meer’s...
Dark Horse
What would George Costanza of “Seinfeld” be like if he didn’t have a laugh track backing him up? This seems to be the premise of Todd Solondz’s draining portrait of...
Predicting Sunday’s Tony News(ies)
With the shake of my crystal ball — and the accuracy of “Dewey Defeats Truman” — here are my predictions for Sunday’s Tony Award winners. BEST MUSICAL The race —...
Maddening ‘Madagascar’
Describing this as the “best” of the abysmal animated “Madagascar’’ trilogy is like indicating a slight preference for being locked in a sweatbox instead of waterboarded: Either way, you feel...
The left’s new excuse
The recall of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker didn’t fail, it was only outspent. This is the considered verdict of the left after a year and a half of trying to...
Mitt money haul tops Obama’s
WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney for the first time has hauled in more campaign cash than fund-raising superstar President Obama.The Romney campaign and the Republican National Committee topped Obama’s re-election machine...
Yanks-Mets tix going for a song
The Subway Series is hardly a home run for many Big Apple baseball fans. It’s a buyer’s market for this weekend’s Met-Yankee games in The Bronx, with a glut of...
Tax rap for Lauryn
She must have been miseducated by her accountants.R&B singer Lauryn Hill is facing three years in prison for failing to pay taxes on more than $1.6 million in income, feds...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan *** He’s a wheel jerk! A bottom-rung crook used a ladder to lift a chained bicycle up and off a pole on the Upper West Side, police said. The...
Crash gashes hansom horse
A horse pulling a hansom cab was in “stable” condition yesterday after being struck by an SUV in Columbus Circle.All the humans involved walked away from the 5 p.m. accident...
FDNY probe way too costly: Mike
In a letter filed with Judge Nicholas Garaufis yesterday, Mayor Bloomberg cited mounting bills from a court-appointed monitor scrutinizing the FDNY’s minority-hiring practices and asked that the city be allowed...
Don’t cry for me N. Korea
Who can blame these kids for crying? They were among thousands of North Korean youngsters corralled in a stadium to hear the country’s leader, Kim Jong Un, who told them...
Boot his Assad out!
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton insisted yesterday that Syria’s brutal dictator has got to go — as the United Nations said its unarmed peace monitors were fired upon while...
Furious GOP pol rails at Holder
WASHINGTON — House Republicans showed up armed with wiretap approvals and e-mails yet still couldn’t shake an evasive Attorney General Eric Holder yesterday as they tried to determine how much...
Third time’s the charm
Let the games begin! A sometimes testy, sometimes playful judge sparred with defense lawyers yesterday in the insider-trading trial of former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta. If you just saw...
Red tag wedding: David’s Bridal may not get top price for chain
The owners of David’s Bridal are trying to find a suitor to tie the knot with its 62-year-old retail chain. Private-equity shops Leonard Green & Partners and TPG Capital have...
Spitzer e-mail release hits snag
Billionaire Hank Greenberg’s long battle to obtain private e-mails of Eliot Spitzer were slowed yesterday when the current state attorney general sought to overturn a court order mandating their disclosure....
Tweaking the Zuck
Twitter is upwardly mobile. CEO Dick Costolo offered up a little fact that certainly wasn’t lost on a rival like Facebook — that his microblogging site makes money on mobile...
Takeover’s a big deal at Best Buy
Best Buy’s founder and largest individual shareholder Richard Schulze resigned as chairman and a director and said he intends to explore options for his 20.1-percent stake, a move that could...
Business briefs
Charge it!Consumer credit rose $6.51 billion in April for the eighth consecutive month, boosted by financing for education and autos. The increase followed a $12.4 billion gain in the previous...
Nicks happy with new deal for Giants coach
Hakeem Nicks said Thursday he believes the defending Super Bowl champs did the right thing by extending coach Tom Coughlin’s contract. “We’re heading in the right direction,” the Giants receiver...
Devils' Henrique has experience rallying from 0-3 hole
The rookie who has been there, done that, won from an 0-3 playoff hole in juniors, says the Devils can do this, too, in the Stanley Cup final. “We know...
‘Blood’ thirstier
Ok, so kill me. Or worse, give me eternal life. Five seasons ago, I publicly declared my undying hatred of all things “True Blood.” I liked my vampires, I wrote,...
‘Talent’ faker tells his story
Stuttering “America’s Got Talent” singer Timothy Poe yesterday defended his war-time injuries for the TV show fiasco that has his fellow soldiers calling him a fraud. “It may not have...
Yankees' Teixeira finally diagnosed with vocal cord damage
Cures for diseases have been discovered in less time than it’s taken doctors to figure out what is ailing Mark Teixeira, but the first baseman said he is confident he...
Scott makes U.S. Olympic wrestling team in Times Square event
Times Square wasn’t a big enough stage for Coleman Scott. Closing out the “Grapple for the Apple” wrestling event, the 26-year-old made his lifelong dream come true under the glaring...
Meadowlands Graded Entries
Post Time: 7:00 p.m.Best Bet: KIngapore(1st)FIRST: mile trot; $11,000; cond5 Kingapore(MLachance)5-4-58-53 World Cup(FAntonacci)5-1-24-19 Hldontghttoyrdrms(JMrshll)1-1-79-21 Marion Mamselle(SSmith)4-7-320-12 Allgrownup(JRattray)3-6-88-14 Perfection Hall(BHolland)7-4-X15-16 Battle Ready(DSwick)7-6-420-17 Double Dip Chip(EGoodell)6-6-320-18 Hs Certified(MJohansson)4-7-28-110 OccupyWallStreet(Johnson)9-6-615-1SECOND: mile trot; $12,000;...
Bankrupt ‘Love’
This dollar-store version of a Scorsese crime saga, “For the Love of Money” is consistently as trite as its title. We begin in Israel in 1973, amid the extended clan...
Tastes great, but not filling
There are two surefire ways to make an audience go “awww” — prominently feature a puppy or food. As its title indicates, “Food and Fadwa” picked option B. In a...
Out of this world
"2001: A Space Odyssey” was about an astronaut named Dave traveling to the far reaches of the universe to find the secret to man’s origins on Earth. “Prometheus” is totally...
Where AP lies lead
A Muslim “civil rights” group filed suit in federal court Wednesday seeking to bar the NYPD’s Intelligence Division from protecting New Yorkers from terrorist plotters. The lawsuit was inevitable: Lefty...
Will Washington prove Mayans right?
Turns out that supposed ancient Mayan prophesy wasn’t that far off — except 2012 is only the date we learn that the end of times is coming. The actual year...
No Bain, no gain$: poll
Venture capitalism is OK, voters say. With President Obama’s campaign claiming Republican challenger Mitt Romney was a job-destroying corporate raider as head of Bain Capital, a new poll found voters,...
Booker's big mouth ruins relationship with Obama, Cabinet hopes
It’s bye-bye, Beltway for Cory Booker. Newark’s mayor, who was gunning for a spot in President Obama’s Cabinet, lost the chance after he shot his mouth off during a blunderingly...
3 men found slain in BMW near Columbia University
Three men were found executed yesterday in a luxury car parked outside a Columbia University lecture hall. Investigators believe the bloodshed was the result of a drug deal gone bad,...
Kanye’s rarefied ‘Airs’
Kanye West’s kicks are generating more buzz than his romance with Kim Kardashian. New Yorkers are going Kanye crazy over his Nike Air Yeezy 2 sneakers, which are going on...
Weird but true
A Boston transit worker saved the life of a stuffed bunny that fell to the tracks on a subway line. When her young daughter’s favorite toy seemed to have only...
Hookers eyed in Bx. slay
A Bronx handyman found dead with taunting messages scrawled across his torso in red lipstick liked prostitutes — whom cops are eyeing as the prime suspects in his murder, according...
$2M for heart-op blunder
The family of a Queens father of three who died after receiving a diseased heart in a transplant was awarded $2.35 million by a jury that found Columbia-Presbyter–ian Hospital at...
Murder suspect in Julliard cold case says he had 'a vision,' knows ID of real killer
The prime suspect in the unsolved 2004 murder of a Juilliard student returned to Manhattan yesterday, claiming to be a psychic who has been carrying around the name of the...
Son’s flicked butt sparked tragic Westchester blaze that killed parents and two sisters: officials
He’ll never forgive himself. The sole survivor of a Westchester blaze that killed his entire family — a police-captain father, mother and two sisters — accidentally sparked the inferno last...
B'klyn HS football star's shooting could have been prevented if cops used stop-and-frisk: teammates
A Brooklyn high-school football star’s shooting could have been prevented if cops had stopped and frisked the gunmen, his teammates told The Post yesterday. The William Grady HS students, who...
$275M Bear pact
Former Bear Stearns shareholders who claimed they were misled about the investment bank’s deteriorating health agreed to settle their nationwide lawsuit for $275 million, four years after the company was...
Who's zooming who!
1. MTV Movie Awards 2,865,365 2. NBA: Celtics v. Heat 2,209,230 3. NBA: Spurs v. Thunder 1,308,694 4. Pretty Little Liars 1,066,491 5. Teen Wolf 769,238 6. Game of Thrones...
Starr Report
This is a big weekend for some local anchors. (OK, we’ll make one exception to the “local” rule — but well, “Good Morning America” does air from Times Square.) First...
Former Mets GM Duquette OK after donating kidney
Jim Duquette was discharged from Johns Hopkins University Hospital Thursday, three days after donating one of his kidneys to his 10-year-old daughter, Lindsey. Speaking by phone, the former Mets general...
Monmouth Analysis
Post Time: 12:45 p.m.FIRST-6 fur; $17,000; clm($20,000); 3upBLACK AND WHITE third going longer at Belmont. CHRISTINELISA second in first start for a tag. ROCKET DEE finished third in last two...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYJune 8SATJune 9SUNJune 10MONJune 11TUEJune 12WEDJune 13THUJune 14YankeesMets7:05WWORWCBS 880 AMMets7:15FOXWCBSMets1:05YESWCBSAtl. 7:10 YES WCBSAtl.7:10WWORWCBSAtl.7:10YES WCBSNO GAMEMetsYankees7:05SportsNetNYWFAN 660 AMYankees7:15FOXWFANYankees1:05WPIXWFANNO GAMET.B. 7:10 SNY WFANT.B.7:10SNYWFANT.B.1:10SNYWFANDevilsNOGAMEL.A. 8:00 NBC WBBRNO GAME^L.A. 8:00 NBC WFANNO GAME^L.A. 8:00...
Tomorrow’s Belmont Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1 1/16m(T); $36,000; clm($25,000); 3up(f) PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds2 Alex's Buck(L),121E Castro7-3-11Weaver12-13 Silent Joy(L),121CNakatani2-11-5Englehrt10-14 I Dreamt I Was(L),121RDomingz3-6-3Asmssen5-25 Luck in the City(L),114W Garcia4-3-2SJerkes30-11 a-Some...
5 questions for... Gary Stevens
Gary Stevens has been at both ends of the Triple Crown curse. As a jockey aboard Silver Charm in 1997, he was denied at Belmont by Touch Gold. A year...
Paul Williams: Still Alive
A ubiquitous TV game and talk-show presence who racked up 50 appearances on Johnny Carson’s “Tonight Show” and a lengthy list of acting credits, including in the “Smokey and the...
You’ll be Fonda her
Jane Fonda has her juiciest part in years as an old hippie — a free-loving sculptor and the most popular pot dealer in Woodstock, NY — in “Peace, Love &...
Give ‘Medieval’ the rack
The witless “Medieval Play” might have been written by a cocky 16-year-old boy. And not just any boy, but one eager to show off his arcane erudition (the story revolves...
Puts the ‘tic’ in romantic
On the surface, the amusing and occasionally insightful “Lola Versus” is about a young New Yorker (Greta Gerwig) on the verge of turning 30 who’s unceremoniously dumped by her fiancé...
Keeping our legacy afloat
The Issue: Whether there’s been a decline in the US Navy since Midway, a naval victory 70 years ago. *** “Midway Plus 70” illustrates the danger of reducing the size...
Bill ‘Mr. Met’ Maher — Some kind of bad joke?
The Issue: Comedian Bill Maher’s purchase of a minority stake in the New York Mets. *** Bill Maher is part-owner of the Mets (“Mr. Met,” June 4). Now I’m never...
Romney draws even with prez in Mich.
WASHINGTON — It looks like Democratic-leaning Michigan will be in play this election year, as a new poll revealed yesterday that President Obama and Republican Mitt Romney are in a...
NY jet in near-miss at Boston
A Delta flight that had taken off from La Guardia Airport early yesterday and was to touch down at Boston’s Logan Airport was forced to do a “go-around” when a...
Eye-biz bully in kid-porn bust
A crooked online eyeglass merchant who’s already pleaded guilty to intimidating customers was busted yesterday for kiddie porn, authorities said.Vitaly Borker, 36, faces up to eight years on the pornography...
Plaza rape fiend jailed
A Canadian engineer with ties to the Saudi monarchy was sentenced to 10 years in prison yesterday for raping an unconscious woman in his suite at The Plaza last year.Mustapha...
Air ‘cleared’ on 2nd Ave.
Upper East Siders can inhale without fear, according to the MTA. The air quality around the Second Avenue Subway construction site is not toxic, according to the agency’s internal monitoring...
Warmest spring ever
Spring in the contiguous United States was the warmest on record, capping the hottest 12-month period in data going back 117 years, the National Climatic Data Center said yesterday. The...
NYC probe finds massive number of illegal, untaxed cigs
Millions of dollars in cigarette-tax revenue for the city are going up in smoke. The Sheriff's unit of the city Finance Department that conducted a sweep of 1,700 stores licensed...
Save TR ranch: kin
BISMARCK, ND — Teddy Roosevelt’s historic Elkhorn Ranch in the badlands of North Dakota is in jeopardy, his great-grandson claims.Tweed Roosevelt has gone as far as to ask President Obama...
Bidder’s 72G whisky tab
A 1937 bottle of Scotch whisky sold for $71,700 at a Christie’s International auction in London yesterday. The bottle of 75-year-old single malt came from the Glenfiddich Rare Collection. Experts...
Rikers con: Jail dentist left me ‘groining’ in pain
He’s still scamming!A Rikers Island inmate from Nigeria — who faces six years in prison when he’s sentenced for identify theft today — filed a $12 million lawsuit against the...
‘Slay’ gal ‘still loves’ SUV victim
She’s charged with killing him — but she still loves him. Hot-tempered Jasmine Diaz told a Bronx Central Booking cellmate that she’s still in love with Franklyn Hernandez, her 17-year...
Wanted: CEO for trade group wracked by change
The MPA, now known as the Association of Magazine Media, is looking for a new president and CEO now that Nina Link said she is stepping down after a 13-year...
Nasdaq’s Facebook plan blasted as too little, too late
Nasdaq CEO Bob Greifeld may be the most hated man on Wall Street. That’s judging by the fiery responses the exchange boss fielded yesterday, less than 24 hours after floating...
Plaza rapist with Saudi monarchy ties gets ten years in jail
A Canadian engineer with ties to the Saudi monarchy was sentenced to ten years prison today for raping an unconscious woman in his suite at The Plaza last year. Mustapha...
Gravely ill Bx. man who lost sister in kidney op has transplant cancelled
A gravely ill Bronx man whose sister died on the operating table just two weeks ago trying to donate her kidney to him had yet another kidney transplant cancelled at...
Ex-Coast Guard member sent to jail for execution-style murder of a childhood friend
A former member of the US Coast Guard was dishonorably discharged — to prison — by a Queens judge for the execution-style murder of a childhood friend. “He became the...
Son of reputed Colombo crime family boss involved in plea negotiations
A scion of one of New York’s five crime family bosses is involved in plea negotiations with prosecutors on the eve of his upcoming mob racketeering and murder trial. Michael...