April 25, 2013
VIDEO: Nets face Bulls in pivotal Game 3
It’s not a must win, but the Nets could really use this one.Post beat writer Tim Bontemps breaks down pivotal Game 3 of the NBA first-round playoff series between the...
RECAP: The Post live-tweets the NFL Draft's first round
The first round is over - now the prognostications begin. The Post's team of football writers spent Thursday evening on the floor of Radio City Music Hall, providing the best...
Robbie’s three-run homer leads Yankees over Blue Jays
Hiroki Kuroda hadn’t given up more than five hits in any of his starts this season, so when the Blue Jays pounded out six in the first two innings Thursday...
Focus on Tribeca: Inside the ‘Teenage’ mind
You wouldn’t know it by looking around you today, but the notion of being a “teenager” didn’t become a widely-acknowledged stage of life until the 1900s. Director Matt Wolf explores...
Jeter says 'no doubt' he'll return to Yankees in 2013
Yankee captain Derek Jeter was as determined as he was defiant today, insisting he’d not only be back this season, but just as mobile as he was before suffering a...
Long Island's Villante makes UFC debut five years after spurned in NFL Draft
Gian Villante sat in his hotel room Wednesday and turned on NFL Network. He couldn’t help himself.Five years ago this weekend was supposed to be the most exciting time of...
Missing Morton Williams scion returns home
The son of the Morton Williams supermarket chain CEO who went missing has returned home, police said. David Sloan, 42, disappeared from his West 62nd Street apartment at 12:30 p.m....
NY rowing crew finds floating 'giant head' during practice
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — Anyone lose a giant head made of Styrofoam and fiberglass? That's what officials at an upstate New York college are asking after the men's crew team found...
Creighton's McDermott returning for school's first year in Big East
OMAHA, Neb. — All-America forward Doug McDermott says he'll return to Creighton for his senior year instead of declaring for the NBA draft.McDermott made the announcement Thursday at a news...
Knicks' Chandler compares Boston bombings to Hurricane Sandy
Before the Knicks flew to Boston after Thursday’s practice, Knicks center Tyson Chandler compared the feelings in Beantown to the heartache felt in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in late...
Twinkies to hit store shelves in late July
Break open your secret stash, Twinkies are back! The beloved cream-filled sponge cake treats are returning to store shelves in late July, according to NBC News. "We expect to be...
Nets, GM King finalizing contract extension: source
CHICAGO – After turning the Nets into a playoff team in their first season in Brooklyn, general manager Billy King is set to remain in charge of the franchise for...
Person of interest in poisoned letters probe missing
OZARK, Miss. — Authorities in Mississippi say they are searching for the chief person of interest in the investigation of poisoned letters sent to President Barack Obama and other officials....
CBOE reopens after half-day outage
Trading on the biggest exchange for financial options resumed Thursday following an outage caused by software problems. The Chicago Board of Options Exchange failed to open at its regular time...
‘The Big Wedding’ has something borrowed, something blue and nothing funny
How many Oscar winners does it take to totally screw up a comedy? The brutally unfunny, cringe-worthy “The Big Wedding’’ provides ample opportunities for Robert De Niro, Diane Keaton, Susan...
Hilarious crime comedy ‘Pain & Gain’ is ‘GoodFellas’ on steroids
Michael Bay gets a bad rap, but he deserves a worse one. His work is brainless, witless, soulless and gutless. It’s trite and rote and dull. Bay puts the ow...
Devils' Josefson finishing rough season on high note
After being sent down to the Devils’ AHL affiliate a mere month into the current NHL season, suffering from a concussion shortly thereafter (while playing for Albany), and the most...
This week's calendar, April 25 to May 1
Thursday, April 26 and Friday, April 27Housingworks' Design on a Dime Housing Works will present New York City’s most popular interior design benefit event featuring more than 50 of the...
Red Bulls' Thierry Henry tops weekly Castrol index
Thierry Henry's one goal and strong ball skills led the Red Bulls' 4-1 rout of the Eastern Conference rival New England Revolution, and also brought the French captain up to the top of the...
Wilkerson: Jets have to 'move on' from Revis
Like the Jets fan base, Muhammad Wilkerson wasn’t happy to see Darrelle Revis traded to Tampa Bay. But the bold move, which landed the Jets the No. 13 pick in...
Celtics coach fined for criticizing refs for Garnett calls
Celtics head coach Doc Rivers has been fined $25,000 for public criticism of officiating regarding Kevin Garnett, the NBA announced Thursday.Rivers said after Game 2's loss the officiating was 'horrendous''...
INTERVIEW: Madden NFL 25 cover athlete Barry Sanders
Detroit Lions legend and Hall of Fame running back Barry Sanders was declared the winner of the Madden NFL 25 Cover Vote, beating out Adrian Peterson in the finals of...
Jordan lands his first recruit at Rutgers
Eddie Jordan has signed his first recruit at Rutgers.The new coach announced Thursday that guard-forward Craig Brown has signed a letter of intent to play for the Scarlet Knights.Brown averaged...
MLS hopes to announce plans for Queens stadium in 4-6 weeks
Major League Soccer hopes to announce plans in four to six weeks for a stadium in Queens for a 20th team.The league and New York City have been involved in...
Three adjustments Nets could make for Game 3 vs. Bulls
CHICAGO – After each game of this series, I’m going to take a look at how the losing team could adjust their tactics in order to try and flip the...
NY expands subway Wi-Fi service to 30 more stations
Cell phone service and free Wi-Fi have arrived at another 30 New York City subway stations. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced the expansion Thursday of a program that started with...
Mets lose first home series as bats, bullpen ruin Hefner's solid start
The combination of dead bats and burnt Rice on Thursday kept the Mets from extending their stretch of home series victories to begin the season. Scott Rice's first hiccup of...
100 NYC restaurants sign on to cut down on garbage
Some of New York City's best known restaurants are pledging to slash their trash. Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Thursday that more 100 eateries have agreed to use composting and other...
Worker falls down Financial District elevator shaft
A worker is fighting for his life after tumbling down an elevator shaft at a Financial District building, authorities said. He fell about 11:20 a.m. at the building on Broadway...
Boston Marathon 'bombers' planned to set off remaining explosives in NYC
The suspected Boston Marathon bombers wanted to attack New York — and specifically planned to blow up Times Square before they were captured, authorities said today. Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, and...
ESPN's Kiper feels 'vindication' for NFL Draft's success
Before your Uncle Joe and everyone else with access to posting on the internet started their own mock draft, there was Mel Kiper Jr.Kiper has long been the face of...
Child who could be just 10 years old wanted in Central Park mugging attempt
The NYPD is looking for two children, one as young as 10-years-old, who attempted to mug a woman in Central Park. Police say it happened on Monday night. A 38-year-old...
Brooklyn teacher admits having sex with 15-year-old student
A novice Brooklyn high school teacher was arrested this morning after she admitted to having sex with a student at her school last year — when the boy was just...
Man falls down elevator shaft in Lower Manhattan
Emergency crews are inside a building on Broadway in lower Manhattan where a man fell down an elevator shaft. The man fell approximately 25 feet, said fire officials The incident...
UFC champ Jones calls Mitrione 'a scumbag' for comments about transgender fighter
Jon Jones, one of the most well-known fighters in the world, believes his UFC peer Matt Mitrione is “a scumbag” after the hateful comments Mitrione made about transgender MMA fighter...
Islanders to rest Nabokov for final time
PHILADELPHIA—So it’s here where Islanders goalie Evgeni Nabokov will get his last rest of the season.Kevin Poulin will get the start on Thursday night against the Flyers at the Wells...
Obama administration: Syria has used chemical weapons
The Obama administration has determined that the Syrian government has used chemical weapons in its civil war, Sen. John McCain announced today. President Obama has warned that if Syria President...
Nets' Johnson hints that he'll try to play through injury
CHICAGO – Joe Johnson once again avoided saying he would definitely play or not in Thursday night’s pivotal Game 3 against the Bulls.But the starting shooting guard for the Nets...
Five living presidents gather at dedication of George W. Bush Presidential Center
DALLAS — Presidents past and present lionized one of their own Thursday, putting politics aside as President George W. Bush dedicated the library that documents his place in history. President...
Now with Ravens, Canty says Giants were 'basking' in Super Bowl last season
Chris Canty is hoping to avoid a Hangover sequel, and that’s not a knock on Bradley Cooper. The former Giants defensive tackle, who signed with the Ravens this offseason, has...
No gun found with Tsarnaev in boat
Suspected Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was unarmed when he took shelter in dry-docked boat and surrendered to authorities, investigators said. No gun was found in the boat where cops...
Yankees prospect Williams arrested for DUI in Tampa
Yankees outfield prospect Mason Williams was arrested for DUI early Thursday morning in Tampa, where he is playing for their Class A team.The 21-year-old was pulled over for speeding and...
Mass. refuses to reveal how much Boston bomber received from welfare - cites right to privacy
The state of Massachusetts refused to disclose how much dead bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev scored in welfare benefits, remarkably citing the mass killer’s right to privacy. A swath of commonwealth agencies...
George W. Bush is happy staying out of the limelight
President George W. Bush is back in the spotlight today as he opens his presidential library in Dallas. But the former president is eager to return to private life. “I’ve...
Two men wanted for sexually abusing and robbing Chinatown tourist
Police are searching for two men wanted for sexually abusing and robbing a Chicago tourist in Chinatown. The 38-year old woman was lost and trying to find a bus station,...
Royal Caribbean posts 62 percent jump in first-quarter profit
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., the world's second largest cruise line, posted a 62 percent jump in first-quarter profit as ticket revenue rose and passengers spent more on drinks, spa treatments...
Feds find emptied firework shells in Boston suburb, probing as potential new evidence against Boston bombers
Officials found a fresh stash of firework shells last night in a Boston suburb, in what could be new evidence against Boston Marathon bombers Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, according to...
Alleged king of California kiddie porn arrested with 1,000 videos and 200 pictures
LOS ANGELES — A man alleged to be California's most active trader of child pornography was arrested Wednesday in an early morning raid on his Los Angeles home. Alvaro Rosas,...
POST-CAST: Sepinwall joins Vaccaro, Hale to talk Knicks, 'Mad Men' and more
TV reviewer Alan Sepinwall joins Post columnist Mike Vaccaro and reproter Mark Hale to talk Knicks and "Mad Men." The former Star-Ledger columnist says that faith in the Knicks has...
Israel shoots down Hezbollah drone aircraft: military official
JERUSALEM — The Israeli military says it has shot down an unmanned aircraft sent by the Hezbollah group into Israeli skies. Military officials said the aircraft was downed Thursday off...
United reports first-quarter loss on higher costs
The parent of United Airlines reported a first-quarter loss of $417 million, as costs rose faster than fares. Still, the result was an improvement from a year ago. The net...
Exxon earnings rise as chemicals profits surge
Growing is hard for a company as big as Exxon. Exxon Mobil Corp. managed to increase its earnings slightly in the first quarter thanks to surging profits from its chemical...
Unemployment aid applications fell to second-lowest level in more than five years last week
WASHINGTON — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to a seasonally adjusted 339,000, the second-fewest in more than five years. The drop suggests that layoffs have...
WATCH: Fuel barges explode, causing large fire in Ala.
MOBILE, Ala. — A huge fire resulting from explosions aboard two fuel barges in Mobile, Ala. has been extinguished. Mobile Fire-Rescue spokesman Steve Huffman said in a statement to The...
Cause of 787 battery fires may never be known, Boeing engineer says
NAIROBI, Kenya — A senior engineer with Boeing says the company may never know what caused battery problems that have grounded the company's 787 Dreamliners. Richard J. Horigan, the engineering...
Man falls from Empire State Building's observation deck
A tourist tried to jump from the Empire State Building yesterday — but only made it one floor down, police sources said. Nathaniel Simone, 33, climbed over a security fence...
Boston bombers' father returning to US; mother claims terror attack was fake, says blood was 'paint'
MAKHACHKALA, Russia — The father of the two Boston bombing suspects said Thursday that he is leaving Russia for the United States in the next day or two, but their...
Man struck and killed by SUV in East Harlem
A man was struck by an SUV and killed in Manhattan, police said today. In East Harlem, Stanley Williams, 50, had been trying to cross the Harlem River Drive, near...
Steve Serby's 2013 NFL mock draft
It’s John Idzik’s show at the NFL Draft tonight. The pressure is on the rookie general manager to dramatically remake the laughingstock Jets, and with the ninth and 13th picks...
Lack of stars at QB hurting draft hype
Unless you’re a connoisseur of line play, this year’s NFL Draft isn’t exactly going to be must-see TV. The intrigue of Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III has been replaced...
Valdespin's 10th-inning grand slam caps rally as Mets bail out Harvey
The Mets’ self-proclaimed “El Hombre” came up grande, starting a raucous celebration near home plate at Citi Field after last night’s 10th inning. Jordany Valdespin knew he had made solid...
Mets on deck vs. Dodgers
TODAY — 1:10 RHP Jeremy Hefner (0-2, 7.07) vs. LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu (2-1, 4.01) Game on SNY, WFAN (660 AM, 101.9 FM). Three-game series at home vs. Phillies begins tomorrow....
No-decision doesn’t knock Mets phenom off All-Star track
The Mets held an All-Star press conference yesterday at City Hall for the July 16 game at Citi Field. On the cover of the Mets’ 2013 yearbook are the 48...
CB Milliner would ‘feel fine’ replacing Revis if Jets pick him
Alabama cornerback Dee Milliner figures his stock is rising inside the Jets’ draft room. “I talked to them when I visited up there,” Milliner said yesterday in Manhattan. “They like...
West Virginia QB Smith says Jets ‘interested’
Geno Smith has heard the armchair pundits who question whether he ever will amount to anything more than a serviceable NFL quarterback, and he has answered them — via Twitter....
New GM begins shaping Jets future with two first-round picks at draft tonight
John Idzik has been pointing to this day since taking the job as Jets general manager nearly 100 days ago. Idzik was officially hired to replace Mike Tannenbaum on Friday,...
While Anthony stays quiet, Knicks coach can’t ignore critics
It isn’t necessarily fair, but fairness goes out the window and into the wind on the first and 15th of every month, when the checks clear. This is professional sports,...
J.R.’s dad gives Woodson big props for turning son into Knicks' shooting star
Earl Smith, J.R.’s father who served as his first coach growing up in Central Jersey, gave all the credit to his son’s grand emergence this season to Mike Woodson and...
Longtime officer to be named new chief of NYPD's Community Affairs Bureau
Police Commissioner Ray Kelly will announce tomorrow the promotion of NYPD Assistant Chief Thomas Chan, the current commanding officer of Patrol Borough Brooklyn South, as the new chief of the...
Yankees on deck vs. Blue Jays
Tonight — 7:05 RHP Hiroki Kuroda (2-1, 2.35) vs. LHP Mark Buehrle (1-0, 5.87) Tomorrow — 7:05 RHP Ivan Nova (1-1, 6.14) vs. RHP Josh Johnson (0-1, 6.86) Saturday —...
Mark Burnett shopping ‘A.D.’ to follow ‘The Bible’
Mark Burnett is quietly trying to find a home for his television follow-up to “The Bible.” The History channel, which averaged a record-setting 13 million viewers for the original mini-series...
'Little Couple' gets bigger
After years of trying on their own to have a baby, take a look at “The Little Couple” stars Bill Klein and Dr. Jen Arnold’s new pride and joy —...
Mel’s angels
Not all Mel Brooks’ stories are funny. The 86-year-old grand old man of movie comedy recalls being trapped in “an emotional pit” for more than a year after the death...
Affrunti at Keeneland Graded Entries
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Hondo in black, takes Red
Hondo vaulted back into the black yesterday afternoon when the Pale Hose tripped the Tribe to put the earnings at 40 fosters going into last night’s coastal activity with the...
Tomorrow’s Belmont Park Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1m; $64,000; alw opt clm; 3up; (f&m) PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 ReadtheResrch(L),122JCastellan6-2-2Pletcher7-22 Haldane(L),122CVelasquz4-7-3Galluscio4-13 Silver Prize(L),122J Ortiz2-5-5Antonucc8-14 GuyanaPrincss(L),115P Tomas2-4-2Lalman15-15 NecessaryLxry(L),122A Solis4-6-5Heffner12-16 Peggy Jane(L),122R Maragh4-4-3C Brown2-17...
‘I’ll Eat You Last’ is a sassy and sure Bette
For her first Broadway appearance since “Clams on the Half Shell” 38 years ago, Bette Midler split the difference between playing it safe and taking a risk. Instead of trotting...
Dubya & Muslims
At 10 o’clock this morning, Barack Obama and four of his predecessors in the Oval Office will stand together in Dallas to dedicate The George W. Bush Center. There is...
Healing in Cambridge
Yesterday’s campus memorial service for MIT Police Officer Sean Collier mourned a victim of the Boston bombers — but it was also an answer to them, an overwhelming outpouring of...
Lane change for Goethals
Goodbye, Goethals.The Port Authority yesterday OK’d a $1.5 billion contract to replace the 85-year-old span between Staten Island and New Jersey with a spiffy new pair of cable-stayed bridges.Construction will...
‘Hard core’ fitness feud
The owner of a Hell’s Kitchen Pilates studio is all bent out of shape over a competitor whose nearby studio shares a similar name. Kimberly Kuznitz, of Bent Pilates Studio...
More than 10 percent of NYC's adults have been diagnosed with diabetes
The Big Apple’s appetite for sweet drinks and fattening food is growing deadlier by the year. A staggering 10.5 percent of New York City adults, or close to 650,000, have...
Cmdr.-ink-chief
WASHINGTON — He can’t bend Congress to his will, but President Obama has come up with a threat to keep his daughters free of tattoos. In a ploy of reverse...
TSA’s blade botch: Schu
TSA screeners who will decide which knives passengers can bring on board commercial flights will have about 15 minutes of new training — and won’t even carry rulers to measure...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan Police are looking for two pint-sized terrors who allegedly tried to mug a woman in Central Park. The kids, a boy and a girl (pictured), went up to the...
Exec: I bribed Hiram
An amusement-company operator pleaded guilty yesterday to bribing former state Sen. Hiram Monserrate for help in securing permits to run carnivals across the city.Lawrence Carr, 69, admitted in Brooklyn federal...
They’re lookers
Supermodel Gisele Bündchen and her Patriots quarterback husband, Tom Brady, miss having Manhattan digs. The two have been looking to buy something new for some time after selling their old...
Hunger Games
The New York City real estate market is famished. “There was a scarcity of new development over the past five years,” says Susan de Franca, president and CEO of Douglas...
Probes of bogus AP tweet
The Securities and Exchange Commission is looking into a bogus tweet on the Associated Press Twitter account that sent markets into a tailspin on Tuesday, SEC Commissioner Daniel Gallagher said....
Amazon to launch Kindle TV: report
Amazon boss Jeff Bezos is plotting a full-scale invasion of the living room. After rolling out a streaming video service and pushing into original programming, Amazon is getting ready to...
A Verizon $100B bid
Verizon Communications has hired advisers to prepare a possible $100 billion cash and stock bid to take full control of Verizon Wireless from joint venture partner Vodafone Group, two people...
Zynga loses zing
Zynga’s gamers are goners. The biggest online social gaming company said yesterday that over the past 12 months, 13 million daily active users disappeared. That’s a 21 percent drop, to...
GE halts loans to gun outlets
General Electric is quietly cutting off lending to gun shops, as the company rethinks its relationship to firearms amid the fallout from the school shooting in Newtown, Conn. This month,...
Slowing down former Knicks guard Nate key for Nets vs. Bulls
CHICAGO — When Nate Robinson first entered the NBA as a rookie with the Knicks in 2005, we weren’t sure how long he would last in the league. He was...
Zuccarello energizing Rangers’ playoff chase
It is tough for Mats Zuccarello to get upset. Honestly, it is. “As a person, I’m outgoing and I don’t take everything so seriously,” the diminutive Norwegian said after the...
No time frame for Jeter's return to Yankees
ST. PETERSBURG. Fla. — When Derek Jeter talks today at Yankee Stadium about a second fracture in his left foot that has him shelved indefinitely, don’t expect the Yankees’ captain...
Yankees’ bats quiet as Pettitte takes hard-luck loss vs. Rays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Andy Pettitte was saddled with a loss he didn’t deserve because the right fielder put him in a ditch too deep to escape from and the...
Mets' Wright wants to be hometown All-Star
David Wright has made the All-Star Game six of the last seven years, but none of those appearances would mean as much as it would this season. “I’ve been very...
Constantine’s floor
Though there’s a full bar cart in the living room of his Kips Bay apartment, Constantine Maroulis has been abstaining. “Seven months not a sip. I knew I was going...
Just sold!
Manhattan MURRAY HILL $2,200,000 155 E. 38th St. Four-bedroom, three-bath condo, 2,200 square feet, with stainless-steel kitchen appliances, master suite with walk-in closet and terrace, home office, storage room and...
Argentina uses Italy bond cry
Grazie, Italia. That’s what Argentine President Cristina Kirchner should say to Italian bondholders who have jumped into her battle with hedge fund mogul Paul Singer. On Monday, a group of...
Citi looks slicker
Citigroup may be finally on the mend, according to one analyst. Outspoken bank analyst Mike Mayo says that Citi — a laggard among its peers since the financial crisis —...
The plot to swap Mariah for JLo on ‘Idol’
Panicky “American Idol” execs recently tried booting judge Mariah Carey off the show and replacing her with ex-judge Jennifer Lopez — in a frenzied attempt to stem “Idol’s” ratings free...
Drama Mama
Your weekly guide to TV’s best and worst one-hour shows. Real-life characters cross over into the fictional universe this week: “The Good Wife” (Sunday, 9 p.m., CBS) Mayor Michael Bloomberg...
Hollywood Park Graded Entries
Post Time: 4:00 p.m.FIRST-7f; $35,000; str alw; 3upPN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds2 East Sky(L),122GGomz3-2-42-15 Cloud Top(L),122OMojic5-3-14-11 Noble Kent(L),122VEspnz6-5-16-13 Judge Carr(L),118JTalam2-5-45-24 WarrensRalBrdL115A Perez10-3-1020-16 Nome(L),122EMldnd3-5-43-1SECOND-4 1/2f; $52,000; mdn spcl wt; 2YO; (f)PN Horse,...
Sports Shorts
NBA: Marc Gasol tops LeBron Grizzlies center Marc Gasol was named the winner of the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award. He received 212 points and 30 first-place votes...
The Post Line
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Home Team Lineups
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Smoking stupidity
Mayor Bloomberg wants to raise to 21 the age for buying cigarettes in New York City, in hopes a higher minimum age discourages young people from smoking. He’d have done...
CUNY’s General coup
The City University of New York has scored big yet again: It announced this week that it has roped in a marquee name as a visiting professor at its Macaulay...
The attack on Boston: How to learn from terror
The Issue: How the bombings at the Boston Marathon can change the way we look at terrorism. *** Ralph Peters makes a powerful point (“Lessons of Boston,” PostOpinion, April 23)....
Stone on a roll
Emma Stone is off and running — well, as much as anyone can run in spiky high heels — in Times Square yesterday after a promotional event for Revlon. The...
Cello $our note
An “Antiques Roadshow” appraiser says the widow of an award-winning cellist should have to face the music after stiffing him on the $6 million sale of one of her late...
Flirty mile-hi club
Virgin America has launched a high-flying flirting service for passengers who want to hit on guys or gals in other rows. Flirty US fliers can buy a drink for an...
Scorsese daughter sues for director’s ‘cut’
Martin Scorsese’s daughter is raging mad at the owners of an Internet video site she claims cut her out of the profits from her directorial debut.Catherine Scorsese filed suit yesterday...
Art gallery was ‘mobbed’
A billionaire New York art dealer was associating with some seriously dangerous characters, federal authorities said yesterday. One of Manhattan art-world scion Helly Nahmad’s partners in an alleged illegal-gambling ring...
NYPD dry run for bio-terror
Transit officials and the NYPD will release harmless gases into the subway this summer to test how the air would flow during a biological or chemical attack, officials said yesterday.“We...
PA racks up OT
Overtime payouts to Port Authority employees have dramatically outpaced projections during the first three months of 2013 — with $309,000 in OT going to non-police workers.Most of the increase for...
Cops rooting out ‘community gun’ caches
The NYPD is cracking down on a disturbing uptick in gun-sharing among city thugs. Weapons are often hidden in trash cans, under porches and in back yards so that no...
Dramatic ‘timeout’
Day 5 at the John Liu campaign-finance trial ended in a cliffhanger yesterday after prosecutors called a key aide to the embattled city comptroller to the witness stand. Former Liu...
Twisted Sister singer Dee Snider stands by wife Suzette at trial of LI killer gym rat
A gym owner who moonlighted as the boss of an “ultra-violent robbery crew” on Long Island was sentenced to three life sentences yesterday for launching a coldblooded killing spree to...
You ain’t no friend o’ mine
The bizarre case of ricin-laced letters sent to President Obama got weirder yesterday as the federal probe shifted to the bitter enemy of the Elvis impersonator who was initially charged....
‘Mosque’ empire expands
The developer behind the Ground Zero mosque is tightening his grip on a block near the site, snatching up a new building for $8 million.Sharif El-Gamal now controls three neighboring...
Close call for joggers
Two joggers dodged death in Brooklyn yesterday after two cars collided, causing one to barrel right into a deli storefront, missing them by inches. "We could have been killed," said...
Woodson: Knicks goal to silence Celtics fans
Calming the beast inside Boston’s TD Garden is coach Mike Woodson’s biggest challenge as the Knicks face the Celtics Friday night in Game 3 of their playoff series. It’s the...
Starr Report
Today’s TV section of The Post features a big photo — with accompanying text from yours truly — of TLC’s “The Little Couple” stars Bill Klein and his wife, Dr....
Secrets of an A-list dressing room
It was the early 1970s, and screen siren Elizabeth Taylor had made an appointment at Bergdorf Goodman’s fur salon. As she sauntered into the room, workers were lined up at...
‘La Ruta’ is a moving tale of desperation, set in a cargo truck
Immigration is a hot-button issue — and you can literally feel the heat at “La Ruta.” The Working Theater’s new sitespecific production about illegal aliens being smuggled across the border...
Gosnell’s horrors & our abortion war
Without calling a single witness, the defense yesterday rested in the cast of Dr. Kermit Gosnell, the Philadelphia abortionist facing five counts of murder. That’s one count of murder for...
E-Hail freedom
Wanna cab without having to stick your arm out? You’ll soon have an app for that. In a win for 21st-century taxi riders, state Supreme Court Justice Carol Huff tossed...
Hero victim is a gift himself
This bombing victim is “Boston strong — and he won’t let losing his legs get in the way of supporting others injured in the marathon terror attack. Jeff Bauman used...
Boston bombers used kid's toy-car remote control to detonate explosives
The Boston Marathon bombers set off their deadly explosives with a simple device found in a kid’s toy box — a remote control for a play car, it was revealed...
Drunken mug vic picked wrong ‘taxi’
Police are searching for two women who robbed a man after he drunkenly mistook their car for a taxicab in Hell’s Kitchen, law-enforcement sources said.The 29-year-old victim had been drinking...
Elex board under probe
The city’s Board of Elections now has someone looking over its shoulder.The Department of Investigation announced yesterday that it has formed a six-person unit at a cost of $824,000 to...
Push to vote out bad pols
ALBANY — Assembly Republicans yesterday proposed changing the state Constitution to let the public vote out elected officials caught up in corruption scandals. It’s their answer to Albany’s culture of...
Is this pompous film star really the world's most beautiful woman?
Insufferable elitist Gwyneth Paltrow has found yet another way to remind the world that, yes, she is much better than everyone else. The 40-year-old actress was named People magazine’s World’s...
Rehab execs helped selves on your dime
The country’s largest addiction-treatment company blew New York taxpayer cash on lavish perks for their top brass — and are now being investigated by the US Attorney’s Office, officials said...
None of the dopey dwarves will ever stand tall
Call them Grumpy, Sneezy, Sleepy, Dopey, Happy and Doc. Bashful was not present. And where was Sleazy? Anthony Weiner, tragically, was not invited.We schlepped to the West Side last night...
Dems duke it out over cops
Democrats battling for Mayor Bloomberg’s job squared off in their first debate last night, sparring over stop-and-frisk and a City Council bill that would make it easier to sue the...
E train kills track worker
A transit worker was killed yesterday when he accidentally fell in front of a subway train in Queens while on the job, authorities said.Louis Moore, 58, a signal maintainer and...
Federal Reserve unveils new $100 bill with anti-counterfeit security features
Ben Franklin is getting a high-tech makeover. The Federal Reserve unveiled its redesigned $100 bill yesterday, complete with several new security features. For example, it can do color tricks. Tilt...
Backer: bill busts bailouts
“Too-big-to-fail” legislation unveiled in Washington yesterday is needed to rein in the biggest US banks because Dodd-Frank has failed to guard taxpayers against future bailouts, the bill’s sponsors said. The...
Jones Group shedding staff
Jones Group said it will accelerate plans to close laggard stores and will lay off 8 percent of its work force to shore up finances as it faces pressure from...
Big bucks at Best Buy
The CEO of Best Buy, turnaround expert Hubert Joly, earned compensation worth $19.6 million in his five months on the job in 2012.Joly, 53, received a base salary of about...
Business briefs
AIG-whizAmerican International Group, the bailed-out insurer, climbed 98 cents, or 2.4 percent, to $41.60, on speculation the company may resume dividend payments. Dell dropWilliam Nygren, whose Oakmark mutual funds owned...
Islanders may change look with move to Brooklyn
The New York Islanders may change their look when they move to Brooklyn, The Post has learned. The sports marketing brain trust at Barclays Center is weighing a change in...
Apple bitten again
Apple CEO Tim Cook can’t catch a break. One day after investors yawned following Cook’s announcement that the company would return a mammouth $100 billion to shareholders over three years,...
MVP candidate Tavares leading way for playoff-bound Islanders
PHILADELPHIA — There is no question that Islanders coach Jack Capuano is biased in this situation. But his words should carry some weight, since he has had a better seat...
After long review, Dodgers' Kemp credited with HR off Mets' Harvey
The game was playing out just like the season — Matt Harvey was cruising and Matt Kemp was struggling. The Mets and Dodgers were tied at one in the sixth...
Despite loss, Yankees staying afloat without stars
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Yankees prepared late last night to depart the Tampa area, an item on their itinerary at least four times annually. The last time they did...
Rivers: Celtics need to step it up
Boston coach Doc Rivers has seen the exact sort of frenzied desperation his Celtics need tomorrow in Game 3 to maintain any realistic hope of staying alive in the Eastern...
Cursing anchorman tours NYC talk shows
Foot-in-mouth news anchor A.J. Clemente went on a national apology tour yesterday after dropping the F-bomb and the S-bomb on his TV debut in Bismarck, ND this week. Explaining himself...
City star Severe chooses Fordham
Fordham’s run of basketball irrelevance may have come to an end yesterday, and it happened in dramatic fashion with the signing of New York City’s top senior prospect. Christ the...
Parker, Spurs put Lakers into 2-0 hole
Tony Parker had 28 points and seven assists as the Spurs beat the Lakers 102-91 last night in San Antonio to take a 2-0 lead in their Western Conference first-round...
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Thoroughbred Storm Cat dead at 30
LOUISVILLE — Storm Cat, the thoroughbred stallion who once commanded one of the highest breeding fees in North America, died yesterday at Overbrook Farm in Lexington. He was 30. Ric...
Welfare siblings thanked us with murder
They bit the hand that fed them. Boston Marathon bombers Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev received welfare benefits as children growing up in Massachusetts — and the elder brother and his...
Cheater eaters’ hot spots
They’re loyal regulars — but not loyal spouses. New Yorkers have more “affair dates” at Blue Fin in Times Square than at any other restaurant in the city, according to...
Baseball ‘hit’ parade on 42nd St.
Baseball’s brightest stars will parade along 42nd Street hours before the Midsummer Classic at Citi Field in July, officials announced yesterday. Mayor Bloomberg — joined by Mets third baseman David...
Weird but true
Wonder if his prices were as good as his employer’s. An upstate Walmart employee was busted for selling his services for quickie trysts with men, police said. Foster Bills, 22,...
One last chance for death-row dog
A lucky pit bull got a court-ordered stay of execution while sitting on New York’s doggy death row after animal-control workers took pity on him and worked to save his...
Weiner re-members: More pix out there
Former Rep. Anthony Weiner said yesterday it was possible that more embarrassing photos could surface from the sexting scandal that derailed his political career, even as he considers a comeback...
Fair play
Garden Sculpture & ANTIQUES FAIR: 1750–2013 Tonight through Sunday Now’s the time to get serious about spiffing up your backyard oasis. Head to the New York Botanical Garden to check...
BlackBerry price: $249
BlackBerry expects to start selling its new Q10 keyboard-equipped model in the US by the end of May for about $249 — $50 more than Apple’s iPhone 5. AT&T, Verizon...
Yankee game on the cheap: an unofficial guide
The Yankees’ battle with StubHub is thankfully over. Neither side will give details, but the team claims the deal will benefit its fans. If the Yanks really want to help...
Johnson a game-time decision for Nets due to plantar fasciitis
CHICAGO — Not only do the Nets have to try to win one of the next two games inside the United Center to regain homecourt advantage over the Bulls, but...
Nets coach: Wallace needs more minutes
CHICAGO — Judging by the first few minutes of Game 2, Nets forward Gerald Wallace looked ready to provide the same kind of spark he did in Game 1. But...
Baxter’s hustle double fuels Mets comeback
Anyone who watched the Mets’ thrilling 7-3 extra-inning win over the Dodgers last night won’t soon forget Jordany Valdespin’s game-winning grand slam that sent Citi Field into a frenzy. Mike...
Marcum excited about Mets debut on Saturday
Shaun Marcum’s 3 1/2 -week hiatus from the Mets hasn’t dampened his expectations much. The veteran right-hander arrived at spring training aiming to make all of his scheduled starts and...
Mets beat Dodgers on Valdespin's 10th inning grand slam
Upon further review, Matt Harvey is mortal. But the Mets were willing to cut some slack to their fireballing phenom Wednesday night and helped him avoid his first loss in...
Rays, Cobb silence Yankees
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — When the Yankees have all their biceps to flex, giving up three runs in six innings usually doesn’t get a pitcher beat. Yet, until the Yankees...