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Shrinks to test JFK nut

Shrinks to test JFK nut

Wingnut Steven Slater, the former JetBlue flight attendant who became an instant celebrity by cursing out a passenger and sliding down an emergency exit chute at JFK Airport, will be examined by shrinks as he tries to score a deal that...  Read Full Story

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  • Comptrol freak gov

    Comptrol freak gov

    ALBANY -- Aides to Gov. Paterson, frustrated by Comptroller's Thomas DiNapoli's failure to approve the Aqueduct casino contract, are considering unprecedented legislation to appoint an independent auditor to audit DiNapoli's office,...  

  • Auditor: Rev. Al group doing better

    The Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network finances have considerably improved since a scathing audit of its books, the group's accountant said yesterday....  

  • Koran burner has right to be stupid: Bloomy

    Koran burner has right to be stupid: Bloomy

    Despite warnings that the action might endanger US troops and inflame Muslims around the world, Mayor Bloomberg yesterday defended the right of a Florida pastor to burn copies of the Koran on 9/11. "In a strange way, I'm here to...  

  • Paterson: Cut the craps, DiNap

    Paterson: Cut the craps, DiNap

    ALBANY -- An irate Paterson administration is blasting Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli's "inept operation" for stalling the Aqueduct casino project, a source close to the governor told The Post. The source said DiNapoli's refusal to...  

  • Cruel surprise foils grade expectations

    Cruel surprise foils grade expectations

    Not so fast. A struggling but determined Queens fifth-grader who was told that her hard work over the summer had finally gotten her promoted to the sixth grade was shattered after learning only last week that she's being left...  

  • Queens kids take family trip instead of returning to school

    It's Ditch Day with Dad. Calling the city's planned one-day school week "foolish," a Queens father of three yesterday said he'd take his kids to the Finger...  

  • JetBlue wing nut quit: attorney

    The JetBlue flight attendant who made headlines when he cursed out a planeful of passengers, grabbed some beer and slid down an emergency chute resigned last...  

  • Fatal hosp in cover-up: suit

    A year after a Queens man suffered massive brain bleeding at Elmhurst Hospital and later died, a whistleblower alerted his widow that the hemorrhage was caused...  

  • Game, set, smooch

    Game, set, smooch

    What a love match! Chelsea Clinton and her new hubby Marc Mezvinsky were caught smooching last night at the US Open. The pair took their romantic time-out while watching Venus Williams beat Mandy Minella of Luxembourg in...  

  • US Open's brawlers banned for two years

    US Open's brawlers banned for two years

    He had a lot of cash on the line. The tough talker who sparked an upper-deck brawl Thursday night at the US Open was gambling on the match and became enraged when he was told by an elderly fan and his daughter to shut up, a bird's...  

  • A-train riders on the 'Rocks'

    This should be anything but a day at the beach. Straphangers in the Rockaways will lose Manhattan-bound train service at three A-line stations starting...  

  • Fight night – at the US Open!

    Fight night – at the US Open!

    You sure as #%&* don’t see this at Wimbledon! A trio of rowdy US Open tennis hooligans — tennis hooligans? — got into a brawl in the upper deck of Arthur Ashe Stadium during a match between No. 3 seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia and...  

  • 'Rapist': Victim's 'spiteful'

    The sicko accused of raping a St. John's University student testified yesterday that the victim called 911 because she was unsatisfied with the sex during the...  

  • 10G scalp bust at the Open

    A Long Island accountant was nabbed with more than $10,000 worth of US Open tickets after he was spotted illegally hawking a pair of the ducats, prosecutors...  

  • Collapse in heat shocks US Open

    Collapse in heat shocks US Open

    This is not the kind of hot tennis action US Open fans were looking for. A top-ranked women's player collapsed in triple-digit heat on the court of Arthur Ashe Stadium after suffering a concussion during a warmup yesterday,...  

  • Transit kook arraigned on charges he stole not one -- but two buses

    Transit kook arraigned on charges he stole not one -- but two buses

    The mass-transit madman who yanked a bus from a Hoboken depot yesterday appears to have stolen yet another bus 21 days ago from the same spot and driven it to Washington D.C., police sources said. Darius McCollum, 45, told officers...  

  • Bus bust for transit kook

    This time, he's really gone off the rails. A Queens man who has made a career of stealing subway trains and impersonating transit workers was collared for...  

  • OTB guy robbed of 29G

    OTB guy robbed of 29G

    His luck didn't last long. A Queens man who had just cashed a $29,000 winning ticket at a Queens OTB was robbed of his winnings at gunpoint minutes after leaving the parlor, police sources said yesterday. Danill Corpuz, 54,...  

  • The duchess of York Coll.

    The duchess of York Coll.

    CUNY's York College President Marcia Keizs likes to joke that in her case, "coast to coast" means Kingston, Jamaica, to Jamaica, Queens. Inspired by her own teachers as she grew up in the West Indies, she decided when she was 10...  

  • Rape victim's pleas caught on her cell

    A sobbing, terrified St. John's student frantically dialed 911 on her BlackBerry as she was about to be raped in a Queens alley -- chillingly recording part of...  

  • NY Schools Report Card

    View and sort the report cards of NY Schools...  

High School Sports

  • Baxter basking in big league call-up

    Baxter basking in big league call-up

    Mike Baxter was enjoying a post-game meal in the Portland Beavers clubhouse Sunday, mulling over what’s been a difficult season on the next to last day for the San Diego Padres Triple-A affiliate. It was about a half hour after a 6-2 win against...   2:37 AM

  • Terriers topple Stanners in title game rematch

    Terriers topple Stanners in title game rematch

    If revenge is a dish best served cold then St. Francis Prep’s 1-0 victory against rival Archbishop Molloy at Kissena Park Tuesday afternoon was more at room temperature. It doesn’t quite make up for a loss in the CHSAA Class A intersectional title...   2:22 AM

  • Molloy vows to learn from season-opening loss

    Molloy vows to learn from season-opening loss

    Losing is never acceptable when you wear an Archbishop Molloy uniform, but a season-opening 1-0 loss to St. Francis Prep Tuesday afternoon at Kissena Park could be a blessing in disguise. “It’s not always a bad thing to lose because you know...   1:50 AM

  • Winning time: Veteran Molloy eyes three-peat

    Winning time: Veteran Molloy eyes three-peat

    Back-to-back titles can change a few things. That and the way Archbishop Molloy won its second straight CHSAA Nassau/Suffolk Class B girls soccer crown have the team thinking a bit differently as its tries for a third. “I think it’s harder for us...   1:44 AM

  • Bruen takes over matured, more experienced Hilltoppers

    Bruen takes over matured, more experienced Hilltoppers

    Tom Bruen didn’t get to watch much of The Mary Louis Academy’s varsity girls soccer team last season. The former head man spent last year helping his daughter Michelle coach the school’s junior varsity squad, but he did have one observation from...   1:55 AM

  • Canicatti determined to lead Terriers back to playoffs

    Canicatti determined to lead Terriers back to playoffs

    Maria Canicatti’s face grew serious and her eyes a bit more focused when the word :playoffs" was brought up. See, St. Francis Prep has been a postseason regular in the four-team CHSAA Class A tournament for more than a decade, right up there with...  

  • Hunt, improved receiving core lead revamped Royals

    Hunt, improved receiving core lead revamped Royals

    Terrel Hunt has a problem, but a good one. In the past, the Christ the King quarterback would have a favorite receiver and lock on him first during passing plays. This year the Syracuse-bound senior won’t be able to do that. Instead, he'll have to...  

  • Christ the King hoping for 'A' successful season

    Christ the King hoping for 'A' successful season

    Some teams set a goal of winning a championship, others aim to get to Belson Stadium, the site of the CHSAA Class A intersectional semifinals. Christ the King’s goals are a bit different. “Our only pressure is to prove we can compete,” Royals...  

  • PSAL Queens A-V girls soccer preview

    PSAL Queens A-V girls soccer preview

    There are few holdovers from a Long Island City team that went unbeaten during the regular season and claimed its first Queens A-V division title. Even after losing eight seniors, the goals haven't changed. “I always have high expectations for...  

  • Young Terriers relish underdog role

    Young Terriers relish underdog role

    Brendan Stackpole split time at quarterback last year, but he was under center when St. Francis Prep turned its season around a year ago, when the Terriers shook off a miserable start to advance to the CHSFL Class AA semifinals before losing a...  

  • Recovered Koutsounadis ready to lead refocused Lewis

    Recovered Koutsounadis ready to lead refocused Lewis

    Gena Koutsounadis waited nearly seven months for the last two weeks. The Francis Lewis star midfielder tore her left ACL in January playing for her FCNY United club soccer team and had surgery to repair it in February. She was able to get back on...  

  • PSAL Queens A-IV girls soccer preview

    PSAL Queens A-IV girls soccer preview

    Is it or isn’t it? We will find out soon enough. Bayside girls soccer coach Magdalini Kassimis has called this season a rebuilding one. The Commodores lost nearly their entire starting lineup. She will have a roster filled with sophomores, juniors...  

  • Top recruit Harkless picks St. John's

    Top recruit Harkless picks St. John's

    St. John’s is back in the city’s tangled recruiting game, and the Red Storm are there with a cool and confident kid who lives just minutes from the school’s Queens campus. Maurice Harkless, a 6-foot-8 wing who starred at Forest Hills High School...  

  • Jack to the RAC: Former Rice star picks Rutgers

    Jack to the RAC: Former Rice star picks Rutgers

    Rutgers’ future got brighter 6 p.m. Tuesday night – by six feet, nine inches. That’s when Kadeem Jack, the former Rice standout, chose the Scarlet Knights over West Virginia, Arkansas, and Miami, becoming the second New York City player in five...  

  • Queens A East boys soccer preview

    Talk to Rich Parascos about his Cardozo boys soccer team at your own peril. Once he starts, he may not stop – that’s how much he likes this group of...  

  • Explosive offense to power Dozo's division repeat charge

    Explosive offense to power Dozo's division repeat charge

    Stephanie Santoro’s quote for the season may again be, “Get the ball to Creshana.” Heck, it worked last year. “She is definitely the go-to girl,” the Cardozo girls soccer coach said. “I trust her more than anyone on the team.” The athletic senior...  

  • New coach has Holy Cross brimming with confidence

    Joe Perugini didn’t crack a smile, didn’t pause to say he was just kidding. With a straight face, the senior goalkeeper on the Holy Cross soccer team...  

  • Spartans have skill, if not size, to contend in Bowl division

    Gerry Weitzen has always been adept at summing up his team’s outlook in a quick, entertaining way. Last year, the longtime coach said John Adams should...  

  • On the rise John Adams has high hopes

    On the rise John Adams has high hopes

    Alex Navarrete is used to slow starts and smaller preseason camps. One, he said, is tied to the other. His John Adams soccer team is usually not at full strength until school starts, and as a result takes longer to jell. On Aug. 20, however, the...  

  • Queens A West boys soccer preview

    Dominick Stanco and the Beach Channel boys soccer team got their wish – the PSAL moved the Dolphins up to Queens A West. The perennial Queens B-I...  

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