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Justice for beat stripper

Justice for beat stripper

Prosecutors want the maximum sentence — a year in jail — for the one-legged Manhattan millionaire convicted of pummeling a self-proclaimed “naked masseuse” in an oddball assault-by-Rolex case. In one corner of the bizarre misdemeanor...  Read Full Story

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  • Kelly cleared

    Kelly cleared

    Manhattan prosecutors will not seek rape charges against Greg Kelly, the TV talk-show host and son of Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, stemming from a complaint filed by a 29-year-old woman, authorities said last night. The case was...  

  • Giants reign at parade

    Giants reign at parade

    Step aside, Mayor Mike and Gov. Cuomo — it’s Eli’s city now. Nearly 1 million delirious fans roared and wept upon seeing returning hero Eli Manning at the Giants’ triumphant parade in lower Manhattan yesterday — and the quarterback...  

  • Hooky & ladder play

    Hooky & ladder play

    It was an epidemic — of Big Blue fever! Giants fans by the thousands played hooky from school and ditched work yesterday to join the big party in Manhattan for their beloved Super Bowl heroes. “I had to use a sick day for this, but...  

  • ‘Extort’ gal ordered away from Cashman ex’s kids

    ‘Extort’ gal ordered away from Cashman ex’s kids

    Stay away from that other other woman’s kids. A Manhattan judge yesterday ordered Louise Meanwell — who is accused of extorting cash from her alleged ex-lover Brian Cashman — to steer clear of the two children of the Yankee GM’s...  

  • Times Sq. hero vendor House bid

    Times Sq. hero vendor House bid

    He saw something, said something and now he wants something — a seat in Congress. Duane Jackson, the hero handbag peddler who famously helped steer cops to a Times Square car bomb, is hoping to make an unlikely transformation from...  

  • Yip-yip hooray for NYer in tug-o’-puggle

    Yip-yip hooray for NYer in tug-o’-puggle

    Here, boy! Knuckles the dog should soon be en route back to New York, his owner said yesterday. The puggle — a pug-beagle cross — has been at the center of a cross-country tug-of-love since Craig Dershowitz’s ex-girlfriend...  

  • Off-the-wall art thief guilty

    A compulsive fine-art fan is going to prison for at least a year after getting caught lifting hundreds of thousands of dollars in paintings from the lobby...  

  • Sex horror at W Hotel

    Two Swedish tourists were arrested for molesting a young Texas woman in a W Hotel room, police sources said yesterday. Jens Saltin, 31, and Niklas Adalberth,...  

  • West Side storefront war grows

    The Columbus Avenue Business Improvement District is opposing the city’s plan to limit storefronts on the Upper West Side to encourage more diversity among...  

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  • Elaine’s site owners ID’d

    The new owners of the Upper East Side space that once housed Elaine’s were revealed yesterday — and announced their plans for a new eatery. “We are opening a...  

  • Man sues city for reverse discrimination at tennis park

    A Manhattan man says there’s no love for tennis whites at this public park. East Village resident Douglas Howard is suing the city over claims he lost his...  

  • Both sides agree to hold off on grand jury in Cashman 'stalker' case

    Both sides agree to hold off on grand jury in Cashman 'stalker' case

    Yankees GM Brian Cashman's alleged shake-down stalker learned some good news in Manhattan Criminal Court today: Prosecutors have agreed to take more time investigating the case before convening a grand jury on possible felony grand...  

  • DA wants max sentence in one-legged millionaire's bizarre 'assault-by-Rolex' case

    DA wants max sentence in one-legged millionaire's bizarre 'assault-by-Rolex' case

    Prosecutors are asking for the maximum sentence -- a year in jail -- for the one-legged Manhattan millionaire convicted of pummeling a beautiful "naked masseuse" in an oddball misdemeanor assault-by-Rolex case. Thomas Hartmann was...  

  • Yankees GM ‘still smitten’ with ex-gal

    Yankees GM ‘still smitten’ with ex-gal

    He’s “still smitten’’ with his mistress — at least the first one. Married Yankees GM Brian Cashman only went to cops about allegedly being shaken down by scorned lover Louise Meanwell after Meanwell started harassing his other...  

  • It’s a slam drunk

    A New Jersey man who got so drunk playing beer pong at a Greenwich Village pub that he thought walking across a busy highway was a good idea cannot sue the bar...  

  • Slay-plot jail boost

    A Long Island ex-businessman serving 8 1/2 to 25 years for pulling off a $100 million mortgage scam might as well make himself comfortable behind bars — after...  

  • Super Bowl fan wins bet, loses ‘pot’: cops

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  • Statue-tory offense

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  • E. Village outrage at Schwimmer’s home raze

    E. Village outrage at Schwimmer’s home raze

    David Schwimmer isn’t making any friends in the East Village — and he hasn’t even moved in to the ’hood yet. The former “Friends” star bought a beautiful East Village townhouse built in 1852 — and then promptly destroyed it just...  

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  • Thug sorry for fight that got rival killed

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High School Sports

  • Former Truman standout Gibson lands at Bergtraum

    Former Truman standout Gibson lands at Bergtraum

    One of the city’s best sophomores has a new home, but resuming her basketball career may not be in her immediate future. Guard Joella Gibson, who spent her freshman year at Bishop Loughlin, has left Truman and enrolled in Murry Bergtraum on...   1:54 AM

  • With more room to maneuver, Frankel shoots Collegiate past Poly Prep

    With more room to maneuver, Frankel shoots Collegiate past Poly Prep

    On the few occasions Collegiate has struggled the last few years, it has been for one reason. Ryan Frankel hasn’t gotten up enough shots. It wasn’t the MIT-bound point guard’s fault. Either teams would double team him, forcing the ball out of his...  

  • Bergtraum fights off rival Kennedy for OT win

    Bergtraum fights off rival Kennedy for OT win

    Ashanae McLaughlin saw Deaisia Acklin racing into the left side of the lane with Murry Bergtraum holding a two-point lead and time running out in overtime. “I just stepped to the side and I reached my hand in and I snatched the ball,” the freshman...  

  • Frankel-y speaking, Collegiate star voted top lead guard

    Frankel-y speaking, Collegiate star voted top lead guard

    Ryan Frankel has spent much of his brilliant and productive Collegiate career overlooked, whether it was serving as a complement to the program's star seniors two years ago or second fiddle to Connor Huff last year. He wasn’t overlooked by The Post...  

  • Bergtraum hangs tough, can't finish off H.D. Woodson

    Bergtraum hangs tough, can't finish off H.D. Woodson

    Ed Grezinsky and Murry Bergtraum heard the talk coming into its annual matchup with H.D. Woodson. The Lady Blazers, despite having never lost to the D.C. power, felt many people believed they couldn’t compete with them this season. “He said...  

  • Garden State of Mind: Former Rice star Johnson excelling for St. Ben's

    Garden State of Mind: Former Rice star Johnson excelling for St. Ben's

    A part of Melvin Johnson wanted to be in The Bronx on Saturday afternoon for the big Boys & Girls-Cardinal Hayes showdown for New York City bragging rights. It was the same part of him that wanted to stay and attend Hayes when Rice closed down for...  

  • Rice to riches: Former players from closed Harlem power continuing school's legacy

    Rice to riches: Former players from closed Harlem power continuing school's legacy

    Rice, the legendary Harlem high school that churned out Division I boys basketball players by the bushel, closed last spring for financial reasons. The school no longer exists, but the tradition of excellence has continued – just at different...  

  • Regis raids Xavier, leaves with signature win in front of packed house

    Maybe it is a knee-jerk reaction, or maybe it is all truth, but Regis coach Kevin Cullen’s post game comments were definitely bold. “This is the best...  

  • Abyssinian founder, youth hoops pioneer dead at 48

    New York City basketball has lost another youth basketball pioneer. Alexis Smith, who founded both the boys and girls hoops programs at Abyssinian...  

  • Neely, red-hot Xavier earn 5-all tie with St. Francis Prep

    Neely, red-hot Xavier earn 5-all tie with St. Francis Prep

    The scoreboard said Monday evening’s CHSHL Class B matchup between St. Francis Prep and Xavier finished a 5-all draw, but the reactions of the two teams after the final horn made it feel otherwise. Xavier treated the tie like a victory, as proof...  

  • Poll-winning Crockett hoping to make next title even more meaningful

    Poll-winning Crockett hoping to make next title even more meaningful

    Matt Crockett was behind big last week, thousands of votes off the pace. The weekend, however, belonged to the Xavier junior star. People came out of the woodwork in an effort led by his aunt and grammar school coach’s wife. All of his native...  

  • Harris' complete performance leads red-hot Bergtraum past Kennedy

    Harris' complete performance leads red-hot Bergtraum past Kennedy

    Shequana Harris struggled as much as anyone dealing with the loss of Tayshana (Chicken) Murphy, who was tragically killed Sept. 11. There was the emotional side, moving on with life without her good friend, and the on-court difficulties Murphy’s...  

  • Lissak, Columbia Prep get best of Pavlin, Calhoun in comeback

    Lissak, Columbia Prep get best of Pavlin, Calhoun in comeback

    There were two games being played Wednesday evening at Calhoun High School on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. There was the matchup between rivals Columbia Prep and host Calhoun and the one between Brian Lissak and Zuri Pavlin, the shooter...  

  • Poll-winner Huff the glue for undefeated Collegiate

    Poll-winner Huff the glue for undefeated Collegiate

    Christ the King, Lincoln and Boys & Girls, Cardinal Hayes, St. Raymond and Cardozo. The city’s elite programs were included in last week’s NYPost.com poll asking, “Which NYC player would you choose to take a game-winning shot?” The winner doesn...  

  • Pretto, Xavier pull away from St. Edmund to snap skid

    Pretto, Xavier pull away from St. Edmund to snap skid

    It wasn’t the happiest of holidays at Xavier. With no games scheduled after four straight losses, coach Joe McGrane had plenty of time to drill his young team. That meant lots of practice, lots of running and, in some cases, a little vomit. “He...  

  • Collegiate makes statement with impressive victory over PSAL power

    Collegiate makes statement with impressive victory over PSAL power

    When Collegiate crossed paths with Brooklyn Collegiate prior to Monday’s non-league showdown, Connor Huff wasn’t offended when the PSAL Class A powerhouse Lions mocked the Dutchmen. He’s seen the sideways looks, snide comments and indignant laughs...  

  • Bergtraum turns back the clock in rout of North Babylon

    Bergtraum turns back the clock in rout of North Babylon

    Ed Grezinsky was expecting more of the same from his Murry Bergtraum team against Long Island dynamo North Babylon. “I figured it would be maybe a three- or four-point game either way,” the coach said. “A typical Bergtraum game for 2011.” What he...  

  • Showing March grit, Collegiate claims Kreul Classic Publix Challenge title

    Showing March grit, Collegiate claims Kreul Classic Publix Challenge title

    Ray Voelkel schedules a holiday tournament in Florida every December as preparation for the league season. The longtime Collegiate boys basketball coach hopes the experience against top competition leads to March glory. It led to a December...  

  • Finding itself, Wadleigh pulls out tough victory over Transit Tech

    Finding itself, Wadleigh pulls out tough victory over Transit Tech

    At the final horn, as his players celebrated at midcourt, Mike Crump walked around the home bench in a dazed state. He would later pace the school’s hallways. The Wadleigh coach wasn’t sure how to react to a close victory – all of the Tigers wins...  

  • Star freshman, Bergtraum gut out tight one against tough Lincoln

    Star freshman, Bergtraum gut out tight one against tough Lincoln

    Murry Bergtraum either led or was tied late in losses to Bishop Loughlin, Banneker and South Shore. Closing games out was becoming the Lady Blazers’ greatest weakness. Not Friday. Lincoln led by three with three minutes left only to watch...  

  • The Post's All-Bronx/Manhattan football honors

    The Post's All-Bronx/Manhattan football honors

    The Bronx and Manhattan held their own on the citywide level. DeWitt Clinton made its first PSAL City Championship division semifinals since 1989 and cemented itself as the borough’s top program in the PSAL. John F. Kenendy, though, was back in the...  

  • Smaller, less athletic Xavier gets by LaSalle

    Smaller, less athletic Xavier gets by LaSalle

    Being undersized and playing in front of a hostile crowd sitting literally inches from the court is nothing new to Xavier point guard Liam Monaghan. “I have two older brothers who threw me around whenever we would play basketball, I’m not afraid of...  

  • The Post's All-Manhattan girls volleyball honors

    The Post's All-Manhattan girls volleyball honors

    Call it a Manhattan girls volleyball renaissance. There were a bunch of successful programs in the borough this year. Brearley advanced to the NYSAISAA final, Stuyvesant earned the No. 1 seed in the PSAL Class A playoffs and made the semifinals and...  

  • Xavier bests rival Fordham Prep in double-overtime thriller

    Xavier bests rival Fordham Prep in double-overtime thriller

    What’s a Fordham Prep-Xavier game without a little bit of excitement? ”When it comes to Fordham Prep against Xavier, you can throw rankings, records, and divisions out of the window,” Xavier head coach Joe McGrane said. “What a way to start the...  

  • The Post's All-Manhattan boys soccer honors

    The Post's All-Manhattan boys soccer honors

    Manhattan was the championship borough this fall. Nationally ranked Martin Luther King Jr. rebounded from last year's disappointment with a thrilling 13th city title, besting Francis Lewis, 3-2, in the PSAL Class A final. Collegiate repeated as...  

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  • Day in Photos: Feb. 7, 2012
    Day in Photos: Feb. 7, 2012
  • Day in Photos: Feb. 8, 2012
    Day in Photos: Feb. 8, 2012
  • Celebrity Photos: Feb. 8, 2012
    Celebrity Photos: Feb. 8, 2012
  • Celebrity photos: Feb. 7, 2012
    Celebrity photos: Feb. 7, 2012
  • Giants Super Bowl Victory Parade
    Giants Super Bowl Victory Parade

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