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Wednesday, July 7, 2010

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CNN axes senior editor for complimenting Hezbollah leader: report
July 7, 2010 at 8:15 PM

CNN fired a senior Middle East editor Wednesday for complimenting a Hezbollah leader from her personal Twitter account. Octavia Nasr, the U.S. cable news network's senior editor of Mideast Affairs, was shown the door after tweeting she was "sad" to hear of the death of a Hezbollah leader...
 

Lady Gaga concert
July 7, 2010 at 6:35 PM

The pop diva, back in her hometown as part of her national tour, performs the last of a three-concert stint at Madison Square Garden. Visit msg.com for more details...
 

Met Opera Summer Recital Series
July 7, 2010 at 6:33 PM

Nathan Gunn (baritone), Susanna Phillips (soprano), Michael Fabiano (tenor) and Jonathan Kelly/Julie Gunn (pianists) will perform at Central Park as part of the annual SummerStage series. Call 212-360-2756 or visit summerstage.org for more details...
 

Maldita Vecindad and The Pinker Tones concert
July 7, 2010 at 6:29 PM

The rock band Vecindad, one of the most influential bands Latin America, will play Rumsey Playfield with Barcelona-based electronici/indie-pop band The Pinker Tones. The concert is free; call 212-360-2777 or visit summerstage.org for more details...
 

Dolan family pockets $20M on stock pop
July 7, 2010 at 6:14 PM

Shares of Madison Square Garden soared 6.9 percent today, as the excitement surrounding the possibility that NBA superstar free agent LeBron James might announce tomorrow night that he will sign with the Knicks reached Wall Street. The pop in the shares of MSG, which owns the Knicks, means the...
 

Boy loses finger caught in Macy's escalator
July 7, 2010 at 5:35 PM

In a sad turn of events, surgeons were forced to amputate the pinky of a 3-year-old boy whose finger got caught in an escalator at Macy's in Herald Square last week. Doctors had tried to reattach the finger, but the procedure was not successful. "I have to put my...
 

This fire wasn't as bad as it looks
July 7, 2010 at 5:16 PM

Williamsburg book lovers breathed a sigh of relief this morning after a vicious fire that ripped through a Devoe Street building did not damage the beloved Brooklyn Public Library branch next door.About 100 firefighters responded to a 911 call at 8:27 am and had the blaze under control...
 

What's the deal? Con Ed cuts power during heatwave
July 7, 2010 at 4:56 PM

Brownstone Brooklyn shvitzed its way through the summer's first heat wave, thanks to service cuts by Con Ed.On Wednesday, the fourth day of merciless furnace-like conditions, the utility was forced to slash service to Vinegar Hill, Fort Greene, Brooklyn Heights, Downtown Brooklyn, Red Hook, Carroll Gardens, Boerum Hill...
 

Barefoot Dancing in Van Cortlandt Park
July 7, 2010 at 4:31 PM

Head to the park to learn traditional dances with live music from Zlatne Uste, a brass band playing the music of Bulgaria, Macedonia and Serbia. Call 718-430-1890 or visit vcpark.org for more details...
 

2 being questioned in Astoria Park murder
July 7, 2010 at 4:25 PM

A man was found murdered early this morning inside Astoria Park and cops are questioning two people in connection with the crime. Ruben Vargas, 32, was found by police unconscious inside the park at 19th Street near Ditmars Avenue, about 3:40 a.m. this morning, said police. A 28-year-old...
 

Met Opera Summer Recital Series
July 7, 2010 at 4:24 PM

Monica Yunus (soprano), Matthew Plenk (tenor), Donovan Singletary (bass-baritone) and Jonathan Kelly (pianist) will perform at Crotona Park. The concert is free, and no tickets are required. For more information, call 212-362-6000 or visit metopera.org/parks...
 

Garden Walk at Wave Hill
July 7, 2010 at 4:20 PM

Head to Wave Hill for an hour-long tour of seasonal garden highlights. The tour is free with admission to the grounds. Call 718-549-3200 or visit wavehill.org for more details...
 

Gospel concert at Lehman College
July 7, 2010 at 4:18 PM

Refining Faith will perform at Lehman College's Lovinger Theater. Jay Everyday of Everyday Radio co-hosts with Steven Stickland. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door; call 917-558-1201 for tickets and more details...
 

BombaYo show
July 7, 2010 at 4:13 PM

The teen group, which combines dancing, singing and drumming, will perform at Van Cortlandt Park. Call 212-360-8319 or visit nycgovparks.org for more details...
 

Jon & Lynn concert
July 7, 2010 at 4:10 PM

The bass and vocal duo play the Starving Artist Cafe. Call 718-885-3779 or visit starvingartistonline.com for more info...
 

Acquittal for upstate NY man facing toddler mugging charge
July 7, 2010 at 3:46 PM

A man accused of an atrocious crime -- violently mugging a three-year-old girl -- was cleared and set free today by a Manhattan jury. The jury acquitted Anthony Faison, 33, despite what would typically be iron-clad evidence of guilt: the microscopic speck of his DNA recovered from the little girl...
 

Five-alarm fire rips through Queens building as temperatures soar, 11 firefighters hurt
July 7, 2010 at 3:19 PM

A massive fire ripped through several apartments of a Queens building today, injuring at least 11 firefighters who struggled to control the blaze in the middle on an oppressive heat wave. The five-alarm fire began around 10:20 toward the top of the seven-story structure, spread to the roof and...
 

Police look for man after park jogger brutalized
July 7, 2010 at 3:19 PM

Police have released the sketch of a person of interest investigators want to question in regard to Monday's mugging in Riverside Park as the victim -- a 19-year-old jogger -- continues to recover from her injuries. Marisa Cortright was upgraded today to stable condition at St. Luke's Hospital...
 

Blame park users
July 7, 2010 at 3:16 PM

Summertime — and the livin' is sleazy.Monday morning visitors to Prospect Park are long accustomed to the abject filth, disgusting debris and mounds of garbage that linger long after the fun of Sunday afternoon picnics and barbecues are done.But few regulars had ever seen as repulsive a sight as...
 

Civic calendar
July 7, 2010 at 3:16 PM

Mon, July 12Town Square. General meeting. 7 pm. [102 Oak St. between Franklin and Guernsey streets in Green-point, (718) 609-1090], www.townsquareinc.com. Wed, July 14Community Board 1 Executive Committee. Monthly meeting. 6 pm. Community Board 1 office [435 Graham Ave. between Frost and Richardson streets in Williamsburg, (718) 389-0009...
 

NYPD may have found body of missing LI woman
July 7, 2010 at 2:47 PM

Authorities are trying to confirm whether the body of a woman found in the trunk of a car in Brooklyn is that of a missing Long Island woman. Rose Ormejuste vanished last month, the same day her husband and son were fatally shot inside their Elmont home. The 1998 Lexus...
 

Search continues for missing guns from Netanyahu's luggage
July 7, 2010 at 2:19 PM

The search for four handguns belonging to the personal bodyguards of Israel's prime minister -which disappeared from their luggage after they arrived at JFK Airport -- "is priority No. 1 in American law-enforcement," a Port Authority police official told The Post today. "They [the Port Authority] have opened up...
 

NYC subway bomb plot linked to British cell
July 7, 2010 at 2:09 PM

WASHINGTON — A failed plot to set off bombs in the New York subway system last year was part of a larger al-Qaida terrorist conspiracy that planned a similar attack in England, U.S. prosecutors said Wednesday. In an indictment unsealed Wednesday, prosecutors added several al-Qaida figures to the case, including...
 

Feds seeking return of Hassan Nemazee's crooked campaign contributions
July 7, 2010 at 1:43 PM

The Democratic pols who got campaign cash from crooked financier Hassan Nemazee are being asked to return the dirty money so it can be forfeited to the feds. More than 100 political committees and charities have been sent letters "advising them that they received the proceeds of fraud," according to...
 

Get 'giglio' with it at the annual feast this week
July 7, 2010 at 1:31 PM

It's feast weekThe Our Lady of Mount Carmel feast, the annual street festival with roots dating back to fifth-century Italy, returns to Havemeyer Street this month — meaning that for two weeks, tens of thousands of parishioners will flock to religious processions, carnival rides, and parades featuring the lifting of...
 

Yoga in Socrates Sculpture Park
July 7, 2010 at 12:57 PM

Head to the waterfront park for a free Hatha Yoga class taught by Monique Schubert. There's also a second session from 11 a.m. -- noon. Call 718-956-1819 or visit socratessculpturepark.org for more details...
 

Outdoor Cinema at Socrates Sculpture Park
July 7, 2010 at 12:54 PM

Head to the waterfront park as its annual Outdoor Cinema series continues. This week's installment includes award-winning short films from Sweden, including "Incident By a Bank," "Seeds of the Fall" and more. In the spirit of highlighting the diversity of Queens, a different country or culture each evening is...
 

Cobble Hill couple is Jonesing for Norah's windows
July 7, 2010 at 12:51 PM

A Cobble Hill couple wants to "pull a Norah" and add four windows to the side of their austere brownstone — and preservationists are howling once again.The proposed renovations to the Clinton Street crib echo the controversial seven windows that singer Norah Jones's had punched into a blank wall...
 

Seewe African Dance Company performance
July 7, 2010 at 12:50 PM

The dance company, which uses traditional African instruments to accompany its shows, will be performing with the BalAfroHop Project at Queensbridge Park as part of the annual SummerStage Series. Call 212-360-2756 or visit summerstage.org for more info...
 

Mark Normand and Nick Turner show
July 7, 2010 at 12:47 PM

The comedians will be taping a show at Creek & Cave, with Sean Donnelly hosting. Admission is $3; call 718-706-8783 o9r visit creeklic.com for more details...
 

Steve Blanco concert
July 7, 2010 at 12:43 PM

The jazz pianist, composer and filmmaker plays Creek & Cave. Call 718-706-8783 or visit creeklic.com for more details...
 

Concert at LIC Bar
July 7, 2010 at 12:38 PM

Performers at this event include Sarah Renfro, Stuart Tucker & Friends, Jesse Barnes and Davey Mooney. Call 718-786-5400 or visit licbar.com for more info...
 

'Spy' cases consolidated in NY amid signs of possible swap
July 7, 2010 at 12:31 PM

Russia and the United States are working out a spy swap involving Russians recently arrested in the United States and people convicted of spying in Russia, the brother of an imprisoned nuclear researcher said Wednesday. Officials from both the United States and Russia refused to comment on the report but...
 

Weekly concert series at WunderBar
July 7, 2010 at 12:31 PM

Three bands perform at the LIC beer garden's weekly concert series. This week, come hear Rustbelt City, Novus Dae and Prospect Hill. There's a $10 cover; call 718-937-3123 or visit wunderbarlic.com for more details...
 

Mob boss John 'Sonny' Franzese found guilty
July 7, 2010 at 12:25 PM

A Brooklyn federal jury convicted a 93-year-old reputed underboss of the Columbo family on racketeering charges this morning. John "Sonny" Franzese – once of the most feared mobsters in Long Island – was convicted with the help of testimony by his cocaine-addicted son on charges of shaking down two Manhattan strips clubs...
 

Colombian Festival afterparty at Soel
July 7, 2010 at 12:19 PM

The Long Island City lounge will host an afterparty, featuring performances and sets by Alex Sensation and DJ Camilo. There will be two floors of music, including Latin, hip-hop, trance and house. Call 718-433-4500 or visit soellounge.com for more info...
 

Youth will be served — literally! — at AYSO this fall
July 7, 2010 at 12:16 PM

But that's a reality for early teens in Brooklyn's American Youth Soccer Organization league at the Parade Grounds this fall. Due to low enrollment, the 14-year-olds will be in there with the big boys, according to an e-mail sent to players' parents last month."They're combining the...
 

It's 'Hollywood on the East River' for Kedem Winery site
July 7, 2010 at 11:56 AM

Lights! Camera! … Williamsburg?A new Hollywood-style soundstage is close to opening on Kent Avenue — a movie studio that could soon bring music videos and TV shows to a waterfront area already popular with production companies.The project is part of the expansion plans of Cine Magic International, a small stage...
 

Hot fight, cool TVs! Golden boils over at Squadron's 'asinine' bill
July 7, 2010 at 10:26 AM

A Brownstone Brooklyn lawmaker's bid to make televisions more energy efficient is making a Bay Ridge colleague boil over with rage. On a record-setting 103-degree day on Tuesday, state Sen. Marty Golden (R–Bay Ridge) grew overheated when asked about a bill by state Sen. Daniel Squadron (D-Brooklyn Heights...
 

Another artful 'First Thursdays' in DUMBO
July 7, 2010 at 10:26 AM

Art lovers flocked to Front Street before the holiday weekend (and the heatwave) to take in DUMBO's latest "First Thursdays" open house on a picture-perfect summer night.As always, 111 Front Street remained the epicenter of the scene, with hundreds of fans swarming into A.I.R. Expedition Sweden...
 

Officials: Al-Qaida man to be charged in subway bomb plot
July 7, 2010 at 10:07 AM

Federal prosecutors are expected to announce terrorism charges against an al-Qaida leader with ties to last year's thwarted plot to bomb the New York City subway system. Law enforcement officials say Adnan Shukrijumah will be named in an indictment in Brooklyn federal court Wednesday. Shukrijumah has eluded the FBI...
 

Sobbing Lindsay gets 90 days in jail
July 7, 2010 at 5:43 AM

A blubbering Lindsay Lohan tried to whine her way out of a jail sentence yesterday -- but wound up with 90 days in the slammer. The "Mean Girls" actress got the harsher-than-expected penalty from a no-nonsense Beverly Hills judge for repeatedly blowing off alcohol counseling after two drunken-driving busts. The...
 

Sampson 49G SUV after 'Brunomobile' rip
July 7, 2010 at 5:24 AM

ALBANY -- State Senate Democrats who bashed Republicans last year for spending $50,000 on a luxury "Brunomobile" have just purchased a new SUV for Conference Leader John Sampson for more than $49,000, The Post has learned. The 2010 "Sampsonmobile" is a 2½-ton, 332-horsepower Chevy Tahoe hybrid SUV...
 

Feds out to zap 'Zona crackdown
July 7, 2010 at 3:32 AM

The Obama administration charged headlong into the contentious issue of immigration yesterday, filing a lawsuit against Arizona over its strict crackdown on illegal aliens and sparking a bare-knuckle brawl with the GOP ahead of the midterm elections. Top Republicans immediately denounced the lawsuit -- filed by the Justice Department in...
 

A queen sweep of the apple
July 7, 2010 at 3:29 AM

An emotional Queen Elizabeth II yesterday laid a wreath at Ground Zero and addressed the United Nations as she made her first visit to New York City in nearly 35 years. Her Royal Highness shook hands and briefly talked with relatives of 9/11 victims after she laid a wreath...
 

Mel 'abuse' pix
July 7, 2010 at 3:28 AM

Mel Gibson's ex-girlfriend threatened to release pictures of herself with her two front teeth knocked out -- the result of an alleged attack by the star. The photos of Oksana Grigorieva were taken at his Malibu mansion in January, Radar Online reported yesterday. A friend of hers said: "You...
 

Jail shocker is star's Lo point
July 7, 2010 at 3:28 AM

A blubbering Lindsay Lohan tried to whine her way out of a jail sentence yesterday -- but wound up with 90 days in the slammer. The "Mean Girls" actress got the harsher-than-expected penalty from a no-nonsense Beverly Hills judge for repeatedly blowing off alcohol counseling after two drunken-driving busts. The...
 

Top dem a road hog
July 7, 2010 at 3:25 AM

ALBANY -- State Senate Democrats who bashed Republicans last year for spending $50,000 on a luxury "Brunomobile" have just purchased a new SUV for Conference Leader John Sampson for more than $49,000, The Post has learned. The 2010 "Sampsonmobile" is a 2½-ton, 332-horsepower Chevy Tahoe hybrid SUV...
 

Bias scamlords
July 7, 2010 at 3:01 AM

Two Brooklyn landlords were nabbed in an undercover sting after they brazenly told black apartment hunters that no suitable units were available, while rolling out the red carpet for potential white tenants, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo charged yesterday. Investigators posing as would-be renters discovered that rental agents at two Ocean...
 

Mike eyes kicking beach butts
July 7, 2010 at 2:47 AM

He's gone back and forth on the issue, but yesterday, Mayor Bloomberg moved toward supporting a ban on smoking in city parks and beaches. "We're talking about banning smoking on beaches and in parks, and it's partially because you can breathe the air," Bloomberg said. "It's...
 

B'klyn on 'line'
July 7, 2010 at 2:46 AM

The high-flying Frenchman who famously walked a tightrope between the World Trade Center towers will share the tricks of his trade with some lucky students in Brooklyn this summer. Philippe Petit, who stunned the city with his white-knuckle crossing in 1974, is vetting prospective pupils with a questionnaire that ranges...
 

Night at Webster Brawl
July 7, 2010 at 2:45 AM

Webster Hall turned into Webster Brawl after a patron griped that he had been given the wrong change when ordering a beer -- and bouncers promptly pummeled him, a new lawsuit charges. Yefet Lagisa claims in his Brooklyn Supreme Court suit that instead of returning the correct change from his...
 

'Crook' gets pedi-nabbed
July 7, 2010 at 2:45 AM

They're not all a bunch of lawless renegades. Three pedicab drivers foiled a robbery at a swanky West Side restaurant and had a career criminal begging for mercy after he cleaned out a manager's desk and assaulted two workers, authorities said. Neil Reed, 45, of The Bronx, walked...
 

Babe's financial 'affairs'
July 7, 2010 at 2:39 AM

They were apparently trading a lot more than just inside information. A blockbuster report says a hedge-fund analyst carried on affairs with not one, but two of the men caught up in the in sider-trading case against Galleon Group billionaire Raj Rajaratnam. Danielle Chiesi -- whose dalliance with ex- IBM...
 

Lidle crash suit flies on
July 7, 2010 at 2:38 AM

The widow of Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle can press ahead with her wrongful-death suit against the company that built the private plane he was flying when he crashed into an Upper East Side apartment building, a judge ruled yesterday. Rejecting arguments from airplane manufacturer Cirrus Design Corp., Manhattan federal Judge...
 

NYPD Daily Blotter
July 7, 2010 at 2:36 AM

Manhattan A straphanger with a camera on his shoe was busted for filming up women's skirts in the Columbus Circle subway station, cops said yesterday. Michael Branch, 52, was caught on the southbound A-train platform at 10:30 a.m. Thursday positioning the camera under female straphangers, police said...
 

Viagra guys' STD woe
July 7, 2010 at 2:34 AM

Men taking sexual-potency drugs, such as Viagra, have almost triple the rate of sexually transmitted diseases compared with those not taking meds, a new study has found. The results may have more to do with the nature of the men using the impotence drugs than with the medicines leading them...
 

Gay priest commits '$1.3m sin'
July 7, 2010 at 2:33 AM

A Catholic priest stole $1.3 million from his Waterbury, Conn., parish to finance a gay old time in New York, authorities charged yesterday. The Rev. Kevin Gray allegedly blew the money he looted from his financially struggling parish over seven years on male escorts, rooms at hotels, including the...
 

The 'Eve' of destruction
July 7, 2010 at 2:32 AM

A former JFK cargo worker charged with plotting to blow up the airport's fuel tanks and gas lines told cohorts that they should aim for Christmas Eve 2008 because security workers tended to get lazy around the holidays, an informant testified yesterday. FBI mole Steven Francis also said suspect...
 

New blast at iPhone woe
July 7, 2010 at 2:31 AM

Apple's fuzzy explanation for the iPhone 4's software glitch that reportedly causes poor signals and lost calls is all talk, a leading consumer publication says. Mike Gikas, Consumer Reports' senior editor for electronics, tested the phone in his Westchester home after a flurry of reports of signal problems...
 

Fly-boy hunt in Bahamas
July 7, 2010 at 2:30 AM

NASSAU, Bahamas -- Police were hunting across a tourist island yesterday for signs of a pilot who vanished after wrecking a small plane in the Bahamas and US investigators turned their suspicions toward an American teen on the run dubbed the "Barefoot Bandit." The single-engine Cessna that crashed in shallow...
 

Reform has legs
July 7, 2010 at 2:30 AM

The retired FDNY lieutenant who pockets $86,000 a year in disability payments from the city but still manages to compete in grueling road races and triathlons illustrates the need for serious pension reform, Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday. "We keep saying it and nobody else is willing to stand up...
 

Muslim push unNASAsary
July 7, 2010 at 2:29 AM

A former head of NASA yesterday blasted the space agency's surprising new goal of making Muslim countries feel good about their contributions to science, math and engineering as a "perversion" of its original mission. "NASA was chartered by the 1958 Space Act to develop the arts and sciences of...
 

Tiger: Like my dad died again
July 7, 2010 at 2:29 AM

Tiger Woods' crumbling marriage was similar to the death of his father four years ago, he told the British press yesterday. "There are times in one's life when things get put into perspective," he said a week before the British Open. "One being when my father passed, and another...
 

Union-busted
July 7, 2010 at 2:28 AM

A crooked labor leader yesterday pleaded guilty to racketeering charges in a scam that betrayed his fellow union members by letting contractors hire illegal aliens to work off the books. Michael Brennan, 54, a former shop steward for Local 608 of the carpenters union, faces up to 87 months in...
 

Sen. swings & Swishes
July 7, 2010 at 2:26 AM

John Kerry wants to lose another election. The Massachusetts senator jumped into national-pastime politics yesterday, urging the 3 million members of his e-mail list to cast a ballot for the Red Sox's Kevin Youkilis over the Yankees' Nick Swisher in the All-Star voting. "Swisher's having a fine year...
 

Lake leak woe in New Oil-eans
July 7, 2010 at 2:26 AM

NEW ORLEANS -- New Orleans, which managed to escape the oil from the BP spill for more than two months, can't hide any longer. For the first time since the accident, oil from the ruptured well is seeping into Lake Pontchartrain, threatening another environmental disaster for the huge body...
 

Park jogger brutalized
July 7, 2010 at 2:25 AM

A woman was critically injured by a mugger who threw her into a wall as she jogged in Riverside Park, cops said yesterday. The 19-year-old victim was running by the tennis courts near West 120th Street at 6 a.m. Monday when the thug attacked her and stole her iPod...
 

Doc-pilot calm just before death crash in NJ
July 7, 2010 at 2:25 AM

A doomed doctor-pilot gave no hint of panic minutes before her small plane bucked wildly and crashed in a fireball, a source said yesterday. Controllers at the Essex County, NJ, airport had just cleared Dr. Margaret Smith's Cirrus SR22 for landing Monday when she aborted the effort, causing the...
 

'Royal rip-off' TV suit
July 7, 2010 at 2:25 AM

The Force apparently wasn't with "Star Wars" actor Hayden Christensen when he pitched an idea for a new TV series to the USA Network. The Canadian-born star and his older brother yesterday filed suit in Manhattan federal court against the cable outfit, charging that it stole their idea for...
 

2 of 3 Aqueduct bidders scratched
July 7, 2010 at 2:23 AM

ALBANY -- Now there's only one horse in the race for the multibillion-dollar casino contract at Aqueduct Racetrack. The state Lottery Division yesterday abruptly tossed two of the three bids it received last week to build and run a video-slots parlor at the faded Queens track, leaving only Malaysian...
 

Central heating hard on the Bard
July 7, 2010 at 2:21 AM

It's Shakespeare in heat. As Al Pacino's Shylock stepped onto the sweltering stage in Central Park last night, he might have been tempted to ask, "Hath not a Jew ice?" Fortunately, the crew at the Delacorte Theater was prepared: Each time cast members of "The Merchant of Venice...
 

Roast of the town
July 7, 2010 at 2:20 AM

Forecast / P. 16 Mother Nature blow torched the Big Apple into the record books yesterday -- firing up a Hades-like high of 103 degrees. The old July 6 record of 101 degrees, set in 1999 in Central Park, melted away at 2:20 p.m., when the mercury soared to...
 

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