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Ex-cop marching in 50th parade

Ex-cop marching in 50th parade

Among the merry revelers who will march up Fifth Avenue today is a proud ex-cop who is marking his 50th St. Patrick's Day Parade. Brian Meagher was just a fresh-faced teen when NYPD's fledgling Emerald Society Pipes and Drums Band...  Read Full Story

Manhattan

  • Midtown apt. plunge bombshell

    Midtown apt. plunge bombshell

    The company managing the Manhattan building where a young man plunged 24 stories to his death when a balcony railing gave way neglected to properly inspect its terraces, the Department of Buildings said yesterday. Revelations that the...  

  • Suit aims to keep NY naked city

    Shake it over there. No, way over there. The city is surreptitiously trying to force strip clubs out of town, court papers charge. In papers filed in...  

Brooklyn

  • Cyclone set to roll again, but operator says Astroland return 'unlikely'

    Cyclone set to roll again, but operator says Astroland return 'unlikely'

    Carol Albert says she expects the landmark Cyclone roller coaster to make a big comeback this summer with the anticipated opening of the new Luna Park next door. But the Cyclone’s longtime operator isn’t all smiles. She told the Post that it...  

  • Top eateries vying to serve booze at Brooklyn Bridge Park

    The high life is coming to Brooklyn. Planners of the long-delayed Brooklyn Bridge Park project are bringing a 2,500-square-foot elevated wine bar to Pier 1...  

Queens

  • Hiram shellacked in vote

    Ousted state Sen. Hiram Monserrate lost his bid to reclaim his seat in a special election last night, falling short by a massive margin to Assemblyman José...  

  • Craigsdissed CPA lawsuit

    A Queens accountant says it will take $4 million to even the balance sheet after he was anonymously smeared on Craigslist, court papers reveal. Two ads...  

Bronx

  • Bx. kids' 'jig' is up

    Bx. kids' 'jig' is up

    WASHINGTON -- They might not be Irish, but their eyes are smiling. The Keltic Dreams Irish Dancers, a troupe of 7- to 12-year olds from PS 59 in The Bronx, will take center stage today at the White House St. Patrick's Day Celebration. The...  

  • Drug-cop 'lie'

    A Bronx NYPD narcotics detective has been disciplined -- and now faces possible criminal charges -- after an accused drug dealer's lawyer used surveillance...  

Staten Island

  • SI Ferry cab plan

    SI Ferry cab plan

    The city wants to install a livery stand at the St. George Terminal of the Staten Island Ferry in a bid to boot illegal hacks who troll for passengers there. Officials said high demand for cabs at the terminal attracts unauthorized drivers....  

  • SI Ferry worker suspended for  shamrock stamps

    SI Ferry worker suspended for shamrock stamps

    A mate on the Staten Island Ferry has been suspended for marking surfaces of the boat’s pilothouse with a shamrock stamp. Jared Largo says he just wanted to spread cheer before St. Patrick’s Day. His supervisors had video that showed him...  

Sports

  • Boys basketball playoff schedule/results

    Check out the boys basketball playoff schedule. CHSAA CLASS AA Feb. 22 -- Brooklyn/Queens Diocesan quarterfinals @ St. Francis Prep (PREVIEW)...  

  • Girls basketball playoff schedule/results

    Check out the girls basketball playoff schedule. CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens Division I Feb. 23 – Quarterfinals @ St. Francis Prep Archbishop...  

  • Vocal, veteran Mavericks ready to make noise

    Vocal, veteran Mavericks ready to make noise

    There might be some extra noise around the Moore Catholic softball team and will have nothing to do with it losing just one starter from a team that lost in the CHSAA Archdiocesan championship game. “I think the fundamental thing we were lacking...   1:58 AM

  • CHSAA Staten Island softball preview: Hill sees playoffs as 'must'

    CHSAA Staten Island softball preview: Hill sees playoffs as 'must'

    St. Joseph Hill was one of the late-season surprises in CHSAA Staten Island. The young Hilltoppers came on strong and beat Notre Dame Academy in a tibreaker game for the final Archdiocesan playoff spot. With the strong junior core returning they are...   1:58 AM

  • PSAL Staten Island A softball preview: Falcons look to fly again

    PSAL Staten Island A softball preview: Falcons look to fly again

    Dia Cascone was the face of Susan Wagner softball for three years and it was no coincidence that the Falcons made the final four in each of those seasons. She’s still heavily involved in the program as a mentor and plans to help out on a regular...   1:50 AM

  • The greatest CHSAA final ever?

    The greatest CHSAA final ever?

    It was an unforgettable game, the first triple overtime affair in the 83-year history of the CHSAA Class AA intersectional final. But was Christ the King’s 81-78 victory against Bishop Loughlin Sunday at Rose Hill Gym in The Bronx the greatest of...  

  • McKee/Staten Island Tech looks to build on recent success

    McKee/Staten Island Tech has come a long way under Mike Grippo in six years, from a two-win club his first year to finishing second in Staten Island,...  

  • Fresh faces hold the key to Stuyvesant's season

    John Carlesi is still getting accustomed to life without his seniors. For four years, Nolan Becker, Nick Rozar, Nick Wheatley-Schaller and Zach Karson...  

  • Palmeri leads reloaded Stanners in quest to repeat

    Palmeri leads reloaded Stanners in quest to repeat

    Maria Palmeri has plenty falling on her shoulders so early in her high school career. The sophomore has to move from a blossoming freshman to one of the Archbishop Molloy softball team’s leaders, its ace pitcher and cleanup hitter. Add to that she...  

  • CHSAA Queens softball preview: Youthful Terriers want to keep old bite

    CHSAA Queens softball preview: Youthful Terriers want to keep old bite

    There are plenty of new faces on the St. Francis Prep softball team, but the expectations around the Terriers haven’t changed. “I won’t let them think that, ‘Oh because we are younger we are not going to be able to win,’” senior catcher ToniAnn...  

  • Wolverines softball hunting down next step

    Wolverines softball hunting down next step

    Bronx Science won the PSAL Bronx A title last season in just its fourth season since coming up from the ‘B’ league. But the Wolverines have their sights set higher now. They want to win their first ‘A’ playoff game and earn a measure of respect for...  

  • PSAL Bronx A softball preview: Senior sluggers lead RKA

    PSAL Bronx A softball preview: Senior sluggers lead RKA

    Bob Finz has two very big reasons to be confident in his team’s chances of winning PSAL Bronx A: Jane Witkowski and Nelyssa Rosario. “I think we’re going to be strong,” the Riverdale/Kingsbridge softball coach said. “I can’t say we’re not going to...   1:50 AM

  • Exposure games tryouts galore

    The CHSAA basketball season is over and the PSAL will be completed this weekend, which means it’s time for a host of exposure games for area seniors....  

  • Holy Cross ices St. Francis Prep for third straight CHSHL crown

    Holy Cross ices St. Francis Prep for third straight CHSHL crown

    Andy Mook arrived at World Ice Arena with a heavy heart and a cluttered mind. The Holy Cross forward missed Game 2 of the best-of-three CHSHL Class B final against St. Francis Prep to attend his grandfather’s funeral. <object classid="clsid...  

  • NYC boys basketball rankings

    NYC boys basketball rankings

    In one of the most thrilling finals in the CHSAA Class AA intersectional championship game’s 83-year history, Christ the King defeated Bishop Loughlin, 81-78, in triple overtime Sunday at Fordham University. It was the Royals fifth title and also...  

  • PSAL boys basketball rankings

    PSAL boys basketball rankings

    After five months, the PSAL season is down to one day -- Saturday the PSAL Class A and Class B champions will be decided. In our final top 10, Boys & Girls finished at No. 1, with Cardozo second, Wigns Academy third and Transit Tech fourth. 1....  

  • CHSAA boys basketball rankings

    CHSAA boys basketball rankings

    Few who were at Rose Hill Gym Sunday will ever forget the 2010 CHSAA Class AA intersectional final, some believe the best ever in the game’s 83-year history. Through four quarters and three overtimes, rivals Christ the King and Bishop Loughlin...  

  • Quinnipiac, Stony Brook to NIT

    A pair of metropolitan area schools squeaked into the National Invitational Tournament as the lowest seeds in their brackets. Stony Brook (22-9) and...  

  • Kansas, Kentucky head classic NCAA tournament field

    Kansas, Kentucky head classic NCAA tournament field

    Technically a Kansas-Kentucky NCAA tournament championship game wouldn't be a rematch, but it would be a heckuva battle -- dripping with hero-vs.-villain drama -- should two of the nation's winningest programs collide in the final. The Jayhawks...  

  • Roberts gets one more chance with St. John's NIT bid

    Roberts gets one more chance with St. John's NIT bid

    It's not over until it's over, and no one who knows St. John's coach Norm Roberts expected him to stop working before he was told to do so. Roberts and the Red Storm got a second chance to prove themselves by being invited to the NIT last night....  

  • Gonzalez miffed Seton Hall has to settle for NIT

    Seton Hall prayed for the NCAA tournament yesterday, but it got the NIT. Spurned by the Big Dance, the Pirates have a home date tomorrow night with...  

  • Hofstra accepts CBI bid

    Add Hofstra to the list of local teams participating in the postseason. The Pride (19-14) have accepted a bid to play in the third annual College...  

  • Roberts, St. John's get NIT bid; matchup with Memphis

    It's not over until it's over and no one who knows St. John's coach Norm Roberts expected him to stop working until he was told to do so. Roberts and...  

  • Kentucky rallies to edge Mississippi State in overtime

    Kentucky rallies to edge Mississippi State in overtime

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Kentucky Wildcats have rewarded their faithful by adding a Southeastern Conference tournament title to go with their regular season title. Two down, one to go? John Wall scored seven of his 15 points in overtime, and No. 2...  

  • Duke holds off Georgia Tech to claim ACC crown

    Duke holds off Georgia Tech to claim ACC crown

    GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Kyle Singler scored 20 points and Jon Scheyer hit a critical 3-pointer with 18 seconds left to help No. 4 Duke beat Georgia Tech 65-61 in Sunday's Atlantic Coast Conference tournament championship game. Scheyer finished with 16...  

  • West Virginia's Butler serves up yet another winner

    West Virginia's Butler serves up yet another winner

    Everyone inside the Garden, everyone in the state of West Virginia, everyone rooting as hard for Georgetown as Spike Lee knew the ball was going to Da'Sean Butler. Only Jerry West and Hot Rod Hundley have scored more points in their Morgantown...  

  • Beat Huskies? No 'Conn' do

    Beat Huskies? No 'Conn' do

    The Connecticut Lady Huskies are so good, their two-season run of dominance so complete, that the result of the NCAA Tournament appears to be a formality this year -- with none of the other elite teams having much of a chance to win the national...  

  • Georgetown's Wright made wrong move at end

    Georgetown's Chris Wright went toe-to-toe with West Virginia's Da'Sean Butler down the stretch of last night's championship game of the Big East...  

  • West Virginia wins first Big East title, beats Georgetown, 60-58

    West Virginia wins first Big East title, beats Georgetown, 60-58

    Da'Sean Butler's second game-winner in three days gave West Virginia its first Big East championship. The senior guard, who banked in a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give West Virginia a quarterfinal win, scored in the lane with 4.2 seconds left and...  

  • Documentary captures essence of Hurley’s kingdom

    Bob Hurley is like any other veteran in the basketball profession — high school, college or pro — in that he’s a surefire master of coachspeak. He’s...  

  • WVU a good bye

    The double bye has been tossed around in discussions at the Garden this week about as often as Jose Reyes' thyroid issue. Coaches, fans, scribes...  

  • Old Guard thankfully represented in final

    The old guard smiles today. Looie, Rollie, Big John -- men who valued relationships -- will watch tonight when Georgetown goes for its record eighth...  

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