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| Brooklyn gets shot to hell
July 1, 2010 at 6:27 AM
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| | Mayhem erupted in Brooklyn last night as eight people were shot -- two fatally -- in four separate incidents. The bloodshed began 8 p.m. when a man was shot in the head on New York Avenue in East Flatbush. He was in stable condition. About 45 minutes later, a... | | |
| Death reprieve for cop killer
July 1, 2010 at 6:27 AM
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|  A stunning Manhattan federal appeals court ruling yesterday overturned the death sentence for a vicious cop-killer and gave him a second chance to plead with jurors to spare his life. The split decision sparked outrage from NYPD officials and the widows of hero detectives Rodney Andrews and James Nemorin, who... | | |
| 'Duct tape' ed suit
July 1, 2010 at 6:27 AM
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| | The Brooklyn mother of a special-ed student is suing the city Department of Education and his teacher for $3 million, claiming the teacher duct-taped the boy's mouth. After the boy's mother, Cathy Allen, complained about the punishment of her son, Nathaniel Harrell, 12, in April 2009, the school... | | |
| Fake cop bust on pol aide
July 1, 2010 at 6:27 AM
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| | An aide to a Bronx assemblywoman was arrested yesterday for impersonating a cop while stealing $4,000 from a man's apartment, cops said. Wilfredo Nazario, a staffer for Carmen Arroyo, and an unidentified accomplice flashed a fake NYPD shield and a weapon and said they were cops to get... | | |
| Strapped MTA's sad real estate of affairs
July 1, 2010 at 6:27 AM
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| | The cash-strapped MTA has squandered a fortune in botched real-estate transactions -- failing to collect millions in outstanding rent, refusing to charge interest on that money, and hanging onto lucrative air rights over some property, a bombshell investigation found. These revelations come on the heels of the most drastic subway... | | |
| Fiend subway link
July 1, 2010 at 6:27 AM
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|  US counterterrorism officials have linked one of the nation's most wanted terrorists to last year's thwarted plot to bomb the New York City subway system, authorities said yesterday. Current and former counterterrorism officials said top al Qaeda operative Adnan Shukrijumah met with one of the would-be suicide bombers... | | |
| Rich trader dead in SoHo
July 1, 2010 at 6:27 AM
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| | A wealthy former bond trader, who turned to the bottle after making millions at some of the world largest banks, was found dead in a pool of blood inside his tony SoHo loft yesterday, police sources said. The body of James Patrick Rothstein, 58, was discovered on the floor of... | | |
| Sexy red agent's locks to dye for
July 1, 2010 at 6:27 AM
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|  A sexy Manhattan party girl who the feds say led a double life as a Russian spy showed her true colors the first time she stepped into a Financial District hair salon. "I want red!" Anna Chapman demanded, the accused secret agent's stylist told The Post. When Chapman walked... | | |
| We won't bug 'Bron: Mike
July 1, 2010 at 6:27 AM
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|  If LeBron James (pictured) is worried about being hounded by fans if he comes to play for the Knicks, Mayor Bloomberg wants him to know that even at 6-foot-8 and 240 pounds, he'd blend right into the crowd of 8 million in the Naked City. Bloomberg said yesterday hours... | | |
| Conn.: Welcome, overtaxed execs!
July 1, 2010 at 6:27 AM
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|  ALBANY -- Next stop, Greenwich! Even as New York lawmakers geared up to slam out-of-state hedge-fund managers with $50 million in new taxes, Connecticut Gov. Jodi Rell was rolling out the welcome mat for the super-rich executives. "I would like to convey a very simple, yet heartfelt, message: Connecticut welcomes... | | |
| Accused Russian spy Cynthia Murphy tried to recruit Columbia profs, students
July 1, 2010 at 5:53 AM
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|  She was lurking in the Ivy, ready to pounce. Accused Russian spy Cynthia Murphy used her cover as a Columbia University MBA student to try to turn her capitalist classmates into comrades, federal officials say. Murphy, code-named "N" by her Moscow handlers, not only tried to recruit secret agents, she... | | |
| 'Royal Ponzi' pain in assets
July 1, 2010 at 3:32 AM
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| | A bogus Belgian blue blood who allegedly swindled friends and other clients out of $7 million in "investments" pleaded not guilty in Manhattan Supreme Court yesterday. Guy De Chimay, 47, lived royally off the money, catching up on his credit cards, footing the bill on his divorce settlement, renting a... | | |
| Mantle fan swats Yanks
July 1, 2010 at 3:26 AM
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| | A lifelong Yankees fan is suing the team after it lost a letter he received more than 40 years ago from slugger Mickey Mantle, court records say. Retired cop Michael Kovalovsky noticed a hitch in Mantle's swing, and sent him a note when The Mick was slumping in 1959... | | |
| Rye coyote warnings
July 1, 2010 at 3:20 AM
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| | Residents of the Westchester city of Rye were warned yesterday to keep small children indoors after coyotes attacked and injured two girls just days apart. Officers and wildlife experts have been authorized to shoot the coyotes on sight and to kill any that are trapped, Rye Police Chief William Connors... | | |
| Gal cleared in guy-torch
July 1, 2010 at 3:19 AM
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| | A Queens woman accused of flying into a jealous rage and torching her ex-boyfriend -- killing him and three others -- was found not guilty on all charges yesterday. It took the jury a little over five hours to clear Agnes Bermudez -- and most of that time was devoted... | | |
| NYPD Daily Blotter
July 1, 2010 at 3:15 AM
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| | Manhattan Police are searching for a well-dressed bandit who knocks off jewelry stores in SoHo and the West Village. On June 9 at 11:50 a.m., the man walked into Lunessa on Thompson Street and asked to look at engagement rings. After sizing up the bling, he whipped out... | | |
| Green light on concerts
July 1, 2010 at 3:14 AM
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| | It's good to have Mayor Bloomberg on your side. Brooklyn Judge Kenneth Sherman issued a temporary injunction yesterday that could have signaled doom for Borough President Marty Markowitz's $64 million amphitheater project for Coney Island and his longtime summer concert series at Asser Levy Park there. But the... | | |
| Snapping up luxe co-ops
July 1, 2010 at 3:09 AM
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| | The improved economy has put big-bucks buyers back in the hunt for Manhattan homes. Co-op and condo sales are up 80 percent in Manhattan from a year ago, with prices up 8 percent from a boost in sales of bigger apartments, according to the latest Manhattan market report released yesterday... | | |
| 2 SEALs are eagle saviors
July 1, 2010 at 3:05 AM
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| | Two Navy SEALs rescued an eagle that had been shot by an Afghani soldier, and are now trying to get it transferred to a sanctuary in New York. "I fear it will be killed soon unless rescued," Seal Craig White said in an e-mail. "It was hit in its wing... | | |
| Bizman $tiffed workers
July 1, 2010 at 3:04 AM
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| | A Queens man, his daughter and two union leaders pleaded guilty yesterday to swindling more than 300 workers out of about $600,000 in wages. Merkourios Angeliades and his daughter, Irena, paid employees at M.A. Angeliades $20 an hour in cash for overtime, weekend or holiday shifts for working... | | |
| 3 cops defeat 'sodomy' suit
July 1, 2010 at 3:03 AM
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| | A man who sued four cops for $440 million, claiming they sodomized him in a Brooklyn subway, has been stuck with the defense lawyers' bills after a jury cleared three of them of all charges yesterday. The jury deadlocked on deciding if the fourth officer, Richard Kern, had sexually assaulted... | | |
| Girl, 4, falls down shaft
July 1, 2010 at 2:57 AM
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| | A 4-year-old girl pushing a toy stroller tumbled 25 feet down a freight-elevator shaft yesterday at the Upper East Side building of a TV-production company owned by a high-end antiques dealer. Little Aurora Horn, who may have been part of filming taking place at 435 E. 83rd St. -- a... | | |
| Come-pup-pance
July 1, 2010 at 2:56 AM
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| | No pets allowed! A Morningside Heights woman promised yesterday not to keep a pet for at least five years in return for a no-jail plea deal on charges she gave her tiny Pomeranian dog, Sparky, a brutal beating. Tiara Davis, whose dog-beating was captured on elevator-surveillance video, pleaded guilty to... | | |
| Campaign-bill outrage
July 1, 2010 at 2:35 AM
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| | Legislative leaders have agreed on a bill that would require corporations to get shareholder approval before making political donations to influence policy or elections. Business leaders immediately slammed the proposal, sponsored by Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Senate Democratic leader John Sampson, as a violation of the First Amendment. "It... | | |
| Bloomberg gives to get
July 1, 2010 at 2:34 AM
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| | Mayor Bloomberg yesterday revealed one of the secrets to luring top talent to his financial-information firm, Bloomberg L.P.: letting recruits know all profits go to charity. "The guy who runs my company, I loved it when he told me this, he said when he recruits somebody, he said, 'Where... | | |
| Sodomy accuser must pay cops' legal fees
June 30, 2010 at 7:08 PM
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| | A Brooklyn tattoo artist who sued four cops for $440 million in Brooklyn federal court, claiming they sodomized him in a subway station, will end up stuck with their lawyers' bill after a jury cleared three of them of all charges. After a week of deliberation, the jury cleared three... | | |
| Standard Hotel rape trial set to begin
June 30, 2010 at 7:03 PM
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| | Jury selection begins tomorrow in the attempted rape trial of an Australian tourist charged with flinging himself on a chamber maid at the notoriously exhibitionist Standard Hotel. Matthew Moorhouse, of Sydney, allegedly attacked the maid when she came to clean his room last fall. He faces a mandatory minimum sentence... | | |
| Fan sues Yankees over signed Mantle letter
June 30, 2010 at 7:03 PM
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| | A lifelong Yankees fan is suing his beloved Bronx Bombers after team officials lost a letter he received more than 40 years ago from slugger Mickey Mantle, according to court records. Retired cop and former minor leaguer Michael Kovalovsky said he noticed a hitch in Mantle's swing, and sent... | | |
| B'klyn man killed 'execution style'
June 30, 2010 at 6:50 PM
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| | A 31-year-old cement worker who was walking his mother's Shih Tzu dog near their Brooklyn apartment early this morning was shot in the head execution style, police said. The cold-blooded killer walked up to his victim, Maurice Spearman, shortly after midnight and fired one bullet before fleeing from the... | | |
| A big Domi-YES from the Council
June 30, 2010 at 6:41 PM
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| | A key Council committee unanimously approved the $1.2-billion Domino redevelopment project this afternoon — with the blessing of an anti-project Williamsburg lawmaker — thanks to a last-minute deal that would reduce the size of the project's tallest towers yet not eliminate any affordable housing.Susan Pollack, a member of the... | | |
| Jury selection begins next month for trial of accused Riverdale bomb plotters
June 30, 2010 at 6:37 PM
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| | Jury selection is set to begin next month for the trial of four alleged homegrown terrorists charged in a plot to bomb two Riverdale synagogues and shoot down military aircraft upstate. Potential panelists will fill out questionnaires on Aug. 17, with opening statements to begin 10 minutes after the jury... | | |
| 4-year-old falls down UES elevator shaft
June 30, 2010 at 6:34 PM
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| | A four-year-old girl was hospitalized after plunging 25 feet down an elevator shaft in an Upper East Side building, fire officials said. The child was with her mother when she fell through a gap between the elevator door and the building floor at 435 East 83rd Street. The frightened girl... | | |
| Trial starts in Chinatown murder
June 30, 2010 at 6:34 PM
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| | "I've got a girl in my bedroom!" an out-of-work, coke-addicted artist boasted to his downstairs neighbor three years ago. But the "girl" in his bed was dead -- because he'd strangled her and slept with her body for two days -- a Manhattan prosecutor charged today in opening... | | |
| Most-wanted terrorist linked to subway bomb plot
June 30, 2010 at 6:02 PM
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|  U.S. counterterrorism officials have linked one of the nation's most wanted terrorists to last year's thwarted plot to bomb the New York City subway system, authorities said Wednesday. Current and former counterterrorism officials said top al-Qaida operative Adnan Shukrijumah met with one of the would-be suicide bombers... | | |
| Movies Under the Stars
June 30, 2010 at 6:00 PM
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| | This year's theme is Tall Tales, with screenings every Wednesday from July 7 to Aug. 11 at Riverside Park's Pier I. Early arrival is key — the park sets up 250 chairs, and they fill up by 8 p.m. But there is space in front of the chairs... | | |
| RiverFlicks for Grown-ups
June 30, 2010 at 5:57 PM
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|  The free outdoor film fest in Hudson River Park kicks off with a screening of "The Hangover" and runs for two nights every week: Wednesdays on Pier 54 (for adults), and Fridays on Pier 46 (for the little ones). Snack on complimentary popcorn as you watch blockbuster hits from last... | | |
| July 4th fireworks party at Hudson Terrace
June 30, 2010 at 5:54 PM
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| | The Hell's Kitchen rooftop bar will be hosting an Independence Day barbecue and a four-hour top shelf open bar from 6:30 p.m.–10:30 p.m. Ticket packages start at $150 and can be purchased at onjuly4th.com... | | |
| Capone show
June 30, 2010 at 5:52 PM
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|  The comedian will be doing a set at Carolines through July 4. Call 212-757-4100 or visit carolines.com for more info... | | |
| Yellowfever and Wovenbones concert
June 30, 2010 at 5:39 PM
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| | Two of Austins hottest new bands open up the annual Seaport Music Series. The concert is free; visit seaportmusicfestival.com for more details... | | |
| $7M Ponzi schemer pleads not guilty
June 30, 2010 at 4:55 PM
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| | A bogus Belgian blue-blood who allegedly swindled friends and other clients out of a whopping $7 million in "investments" pleaded not guilty in Manhattan today. Guy De Chimay, 47, lived royally off the money, catching up on his credit cards, footing the bill on his divorce settlement, renting a summer... | | |
| Pomeranian pummeler pleads guilty
June 30, 2010 at 4:38 PM
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|  No pets allowed! A Morningside Heights woman has promised not to keep a pet for at least five years in return for a no-jail plea deal on charges she gave her Pomeranian, Sparky, a brutal beating. The tiny dog's suffering at the hands of his portly owner, Tiara Davis... | | |
| Big summer reading bash at NY Public Library in the Bronx
June 30, 2010 at 4:16 PM
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| | Kids were smiling and lions were giving high fives at the Bronx Library Center's summer reading kickoff Thursday, June 10. The center boasted music and animals — both live — as well as giveaways and performances, plus one very special guest.That guest was the children's author LaChanze, who read... | | |
| Two men accused of plotting to blow up JFK Airport
June 30, 2010 at 3:57 PM
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|  Two men have been accused at a New York terrorism trial of plotting to blow up Kennedy Airport. Russell Defreitas and Abdul Kadir were arrested in 2007. They're accused of conspiring to ignite jet fuel tanks and an underground pipeline, hoping to kill thousands. Authorities say federal agents caught... | | |
| City may revive 42nd St. 7-line subway station
June 30, 2010 at 3:33 PM
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| | The once-doomed 7-line subway stop at 42nd St. and 10th Ave. may be back from the dead — as long as the city and MTA can cough up $550 million. Initially canceled because the city couldn't afford it, engineers decided that the station could be redesigned in a way that... | | |
| Brooklyn 'sodomy' cop found liable in federal court of 'malicious abuse'
June 30, 2010 at 3:32 PM
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| | The cop who was found not guilty in criminal court of sodomizing a tattoo artist at a Brooklyn subway station was found to be liable in the civil case brought against him. Officer Richard Kern was found liable of malicious abuse of criminal process after he'd been acquitted earlier... | | |
| Gal accused of torching lover in Queens found not guilty
June 30, 2010 at 3:27 PM
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| | The Queens woman accused of killing her boyfriend by setting him ablaze was found not guilty this afternoon after the jury bought her claims that she did not start the fire. Agnes Bermudez, 50, was accused of killing ex-lover William Salazar in a jealous rage, along with three upstairs neighbors... | | |
| Wythe still 'Kent' do it!
June 30, 2010 at 3:16 PM
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| | Williamsburg residents castigated city transportation officials on Tuesday night, claiming that the changes that they made on Kent Avenue are not working.The former two-way avenue has become the city's second-most-popular bike route ever since it was converted to a one-way northbound street last August. The move delighted cyclists... | | |
| Bloomberg: LeBron could have normal life in NYC
June 30, 2010 at 2:27 PM
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| | Hours before LeBron James becomes a free agent, Mayor Bloomberg wants him to know one major advantage of being a superstar in the Big Apple. The mayor says celebrities aren't bothered much in his city of 8.4 million people. James is one of the most sought-after players ever... | | |
| Inspiring Spaces: 25 Years of MTA Arts for Transit
June 30, 2010 at 1:39 PM
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| | The subway art program designed to liven up the transit system gets its own exhibit at the New York Transit Museum, where you'll get an inside glimpse at the 215 pieces that make up the arts program. Admission is $3-$5; call 718-694-1600 or visit mta.info/mta/museum... | | |
| Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest
June 30, 2010 at 1:38 PM
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| | The annual competitive eating fest takes place at the original Nathan's on Coney Island. Get there early to get the best viewing spot. Visit ifoce.com for more details... | | |
| P.S. 1 Warm Up party
June 30, 2010 at 1:37 PM
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| | The annual outdoor parties return for another season, kicking off with Janka Nabay and the Bubu Gang, DJ sets from John Talabot and Korallreven and more. Admission is $15; call 718-784-2084 or visit ps1.org for more info... | | |
| Rooftop Films: 'Industriance'
June 30, 2010 at 1:36 PM
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| | This installment of the Rooftop Films series features a series of short films that follow stop-motion food, towns wrecked from mining and more. Screenings begin at 9 p.m., but if you arrive early you'll hear a DJ set form Bow Ribbons. Admission is $10; call 718-237-4335 or visit... | | |
| NYC mayor to attend Obama's speech on immigration
June 30, 2010 at 1:35 PM
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| | Mayor Bloomberg said he will attend President Barack Obama's speech about immigration Thursday in Washington. The billionaire mayor has long been outspoken about what he says is the country's failed immigration policy. Last week he announced he had formed an immigration coalition with several CEOs of major companies... | | |
| Williamsburg charter high school moves to Bushwick
June 30, 2010 at 1:31 PM
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| | School's out for summer — but when September rolls around, one Williamsburg school will be in a different place.The Williamsburg Charter School is trading the green pastures of McCarren Park for the gritty truck routes of the North Brooklyn Industrial Business Zone.The six-year-old charter high school's move... | | |
| Death penalty overturned in 2003 Staten Island cop killings
June 30, 2010 at 12:39 PM
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| | A federal appeals court today tossed out the death sentence against a cop-killer convicted in the execution-style murders of two undercover detectives on Staten Island during a gun buy-and-bust operation in 2003. In a split decision, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that prosecutors violated Ronell Wilson's constitutional... | | |
| Westchester girl attacked by coyote in 2nd incident in 4 days
June 30, 2010 at 12:39 PM
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| | A coyote has attacked a 3-year-old girl playing in her backyard in Westcheter Country -- the second coyote attack on a child in the same suburb within four days. Rye Mayor Doug French says the 3-year-old was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after the Tuesday night attack. The... | | |
| Wally Backman is intense, man
June 30, 2010 at 12:31 PM
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| | How intense is Cyclones manager Wally Backman?Look no further than last Thursday night, when Backman's team was up 16–3 in a laugher over the Hudson Valley Renegades. It was the ninth inning, with one out and one on, when an opponent hit a long fly ball to... | | |
| Speak to P.T. Barnum — live!
June 30, 2010 at 12:26 PM
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| | The man who allegedly said, "There's a sucker born every minute" is about to give us another earful.Phineas Taylor Barnum — the circus industry's most notoriously irascible showman — will mark his 200th birthday on July 5 by rising from the dead (OK, so that's a bit of... | | |
| Tonight — watch Hope Reichbach mix political science and the sweet science
June 30, 2010 at 12:16 PM
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| | You've heard of "Million Dollar Baby"? Well, meet Democratic District Leader candidate Hope "The Moose" Reichbach — Brooklyn's $20,000 baby.The scrappy Reichbach was poised to raise that number on Wednesday night by merging political science and the sweet science during a fund-raiser/exhibition boxing match at the... | | |
| Tonight — watch Hope Reichbach mix political science and the sweet science
June 30, 2010 at 12:16 PM
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| | You've heard of "Million Dollar Baby"? Well, meet Democratic District Leader candidate Hope "The Moose" Reichbach — Brooklyn's $20,000 baby.The scrappy Reichbach was poised to raise that number on Wednesday night by merging political science and the sweet science during a fund-raiser/exhibition boxing match at the... | | |
| Albany bill would curb illegal hostels
June 30, 2010 at 12:06 PM
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| | Guests at Brooklyn's illegal hotels could soon be checking out for good — if Albany has its way.The state Senate passed a bill last Friday that would close a much-abused loophole that prevented the city from acting against unlicensed hotels if more than half of the tenants in a... | | |
| Cuomo announces busts in Bx-based theft ring shipped cars overseas
June 30, 2010 at 12:05 PM
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| | The state attorney general says a car theft ring based in the Bronx stole hundreds of cars from streets, dealerships and parking garages and shipped them off to Senegal. Attorney General Andrew Cuomo says 17 people have been indicted in connection to the ring. He said on Wednesday that 16... | | |
| Cyclones fall to Renegades — but retain first place
June 30, 2010 at 11:41 AM
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| | It was a bit of an up-and-down week for the Cyclones, who met our publication deadline in first place in the McNamara Division, but were starting to show some cracks, especially on the road. Here's how the second week of the season went:WednesdayThe Cyclones stunk up the greater... | | |
| Win streak at three as Clones own first place
June 30, 2010 at 11:21 AM
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| | Cyclones 8Renegades 6 Tuesday, June 29 at Hudson ValleyIt's a good thing that the Cyclones' power hitter Cory Vaughn has started turning it on because his ninth-inning dinger, which looked like a needless tack-on run at the time, turned out to be huge.Yes, the Cyclones bullpen tried to... | | |
| Check out our hot Double-D Pool video!
June 30, 2010 at 10:46 AM
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| | Our editor and serial shirt remover Gersh Kuntzman christened the Double-D Pool in his inimitable fashion, as you can see from the video above.newsroom@cnglocal.com... | | |
| NY girl attacked by coyote in 2nd strike in 4 days
June 30, 2010 at 9:47 AM
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| | RYE, N.Y. — A coyote has attacked a 3-year-old girl playing in her backyard in suburban New York, the second coyote attack on a child in the same suburb within four days. Rye Mayor Doug French says the 3-year-old was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after the Tuesday... | | |
| 'MJ of Jewish music' gets year in torah swindle
June 30, 2010 at 7:17 AM
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|  A mentally-ill Orthodox cantor who told jurors he was "The Michael Jackson of Jewish music" was sentenced in Manhattan yesterday to at least a year in prison for swindling a Washington Heights woman out of $36,000. Victim Judy Burstein, 55, had met the singer, Michoel Streicher, 50, at his... | | |
| Autopsy testimony begins in crane collapse trial
June 30, 2010 at 7:17 AM
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|  Accused killer crane rigger William Rapetti suffered through his trial's first autopsy evidence yesterday -- bowing his head with a pained expression as a coroner described the crushed bodies of workers under his care during a 2008, Upper East Side collapse that killed seven. It could have been worse... | | | | 
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