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Softie judge pulls an about-face

Softie judge pulls an about-face

Now she cares. Rookie Bronx Judge Carol "Set 'Em Free" Feinman dropped her passive-aggressive, cut-'em-loose routine and was tough as a hangin' judge yesterday as she ordered a man charged with shooting a pair of innocent little kids...  Read Full Story

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  • Driver slay rap in Chinatown bus crash

    Driver slay rap in Chinatown bus crash

    The ex-con at the wheel of a Chinatown bus that crashed in The Bronx, killing 15 passengers on their way home from a Connecticut casino, has been indicted for manslaughter, sources told The Post yesterday. The exact charges...  

  • Suspect arraigned on attempted murder charge in tots’ shooting

    Suspect arraigned on attempted murder charge in tots’ shooting

    The madman who fired into a crowd and wounded two little girls was arraigned on a murder charge today. Luis Moore, 23, was brought into Bronx Criminal Court in handcuffs, a T-shirt and black pants and wearing a defiant look on his...  

  • Bail-fail judge with a grudge

    Bail-fail judge with a grudge

    The rookie Bronx judge who has been allowing violent criminals to walk free without bail despises her job -- and hopes she'll force a transfer from the rough-and-tumble Criminal Court to the cushier civil division, a well-placed...  

  • Bronx tykes shot over pot debt

    Bronx tykes shot over pot debt

    The gunman who wounded two little girls during a wild Bronx shooting was targeting a rival over an unpaid $400 loan to buy marijuana, police sources said yesterday. Luis Moore, 23, shot at a crowd in front of a building on East...  

  • Girls, 2 and 5, are shot while playing in Bx.; suspect arrested, charged

    Girls, 2 and 5, are shot while playing in Bx.; suspect arrested, charged

    Two young girls -- one 2, the other 5 -- were struck by stray bullets while playing yesterday in The Bronx, police said. The toddler was in extremely critical condition. The 20-year-old intended target was shot in the back...  

  • Police fume as 'cop-shooter' gets off in botch by DA

    Charges of attempted murder have been dropped against a parolee accused of trying to shoot a cop -- because of bungling by the Bronx District Attorney's Office...  

  • Tragic old man and sea

    Tragic old man and sea

    A Bronx father of 13 whose body was found yesterday floating at a City Island marina just hours after Hurricane Irene tore through the area may be the city's only storm-related fatality, officials said. José Sierra, 68, a plumber,...  

  • Team DSK on the 'attack'

    Team DSK on the 'attack'

    Seriously, drop the suit. Dominique Strauss-Kahn's lawyers strengthened their legal threats against the hotel maid who accused the former IMF chief of attempted rape, saying they'll file a counter lawsuit if her reps don't tone...  

  • Heroes pull kids from Bx. fire

    Heroes pull kids from Bx. fire

    Two Bronx boys were fighting for their lives last night after good Samaritans helped pull them from a suspicious two-alarm inferno that ripped through their Baychester home, authorities said. The passers-by climbed a metal awning...  

  • Parenting 'bribe' twist

    A program that paid the poor to improve their parenting achieved mixed results citywide, but it's now going to be tried again on a smaller and more focused...  

  • Pedro wins a round in clinic fight

    Pedro wins a round in clinic fight

    Indicted former Bronx Sen. Pedro Espada won a temporary reprieve blocking the state from closing his Soundview Health Care Network. In a court hearing yesterday, Bronx Supreme Court Judge Stanley Green issued a stay on any state...  

  • DOE's toxic mess

    DOE's toxic mess

    Department of Education officials are attempting to whitewash missteps that allowed students to stew inside a toxic Bronx school for months, parents charged yesterday. Despite finding levels of the carcinogen trichloroethylene (TCE)...  

  • Bronx man charged in shooting of young mother

    A Bronx man today was charged in the fatal shooting of a young mom near Crotona Park, police said. Police last night nabbed Jeffry Ramirez, 19 as he...  

  • Mystery shooter guns down Bx. mom

    Mystery shooter guns down Bx. mom

    A young Bronx mom walking to a store with two friends early yesterday was killed by a stray bullet. Cops were questioning a suspect who was pulled off a plane bound for the Dominican Republic at JFK hours later, a police source said...  

  • A-Rod spotted at Pennsylvania casino

    A-Rod spotted at Pennsylvania casino

    A-Rod can't seem to figure out when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em. Just weeks after he wound up in MLB's crosshairs for allegedly going to underground poker games, pinstripe pinhead Alex Rodriguez was spotted last Monday in a...  

  • Bx. fears heavy-metal mayhem

    Bx. fears heavy-metal mayhem

    They'll want to seek and destroy. A Bronx business group is worried that rowdy Metallica fans will wreak havoc on the streets when the band rocks at Yankee Stadium next month. Heavy-metal devotees shut out of sold-out...  

  • Principal gets 'pass'

    A lengthy cheating probe of a so-called Bronx "super principal" found that she had wrongly changed student course grades from failing to passing, but cleared...  

  • Bully teachers out

    Bully teachers out

    The city Department of Education has booted two teachers who were given second chances after roughing up young students — but then struck again, The Post has learned. The second strikes resulted in termination for Dora Aviles, an...  

  • Cops hunt elderly man's robber in the Bronx (VIDEO)

    Cops hunt elderly man's robber in the Bronx (VIDEO)

    Police are hunting for a man suspected in a brutal attack on an elderly man in the Bronx. The assailant, described as a 5’10 200-220 lb. black male aged 18-24, was caught on camera as he violently robbed a 79-year-old in front of...  

  • Walcott: Sorry about 'toxin alert' flub

    Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott admitted last night that Department of Education officials should not have waited almost six months before alerting parents...  

  • Bad-bet ‘robber’

    Bad-bet ‘robber’

    A gambling addict who bizarrely targets only Chase bank branches struck twice in the city yesterday, the FBI said. Armed bandit , 54, first targeted a Chase branch on Fifth Avenue in the Flatiron District at 11:45 a.m.,...  

  • Bible-thieving thugs left man holy devastated

    The Bronx churchgoer whose Bible was snatched by three hell-bound thugs penned a decade's worth of personal notes in the book's margins to better understand...  

  • Bible-‘belting’ muggers in vicious Bronx assault (VIDEO)

    Bible-‘belting’ muggers in vicious Bronx assault (VIDEO)

    They're going to burn in hell. Three godless thugs stole a churchgoing Bronx man’s Bible during a vicious beating and robbery captured on chilling surveillance video released by the NYPD yesterday. The terrified, 64-year-old victim...  

  • Bronx woman convicted of leaving dog to die

    Bronx woman convicted of leaving dog to die

    A New York City woman has been convicted of a misdemeanor for leaving her pit bull to starve to death in an apartment after she was evicted. The emaciated body of Alize, a 2-year-old pit bull, was found by a superintendent in a pool...  

  • Feds: Cop robbed cig smugglers

    Feds: Cop robbed cig smugglers

    A veteran city detective was busted yesterday on charges of using his police gun and gear to brazenly rip off a pair of cigarette bootleggers in The Bronx. Kyron Collins allegedly wore an NYPD "raid" jacket and flashed a badge...  

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

High School Sports

  • CHSAA Class A boys soccer preview: Spellman set to defend championship

    CHSAA Class A boys soccer preview: Spellman set to defend championship

    Cardinal Spellman might have won the CHSAA Class A boys soccer title last season, but coach Tom Cabrera isn’t worried that his team, with many returning players, will lack hunger for another crown. “People are going to be hunting you guys down,”...   2:46 AM

  • PSAL Bronx A boys soccer preview: Experienced Columbus thinking big

    PSAL Bronx A boys soccer preview: Experienced Columbus thinking big

    Like virtually everyone else this time of year, Columbus has questions marks. The Explorers, though, have a lot of answers, too – namely in eight returning starters which includes goalkeeper Sanna Mass and midfielders Jordan Scarlett, Chevaun Coote,...  

  • Mustangs mourn death of former teammate, ready for new challenge

    Mustangs mourn death of former teammate, ready for new challenge

    Erik Reynolds jogs over, pulls his helmet off and points to a number. The Truman junior is wearing No. 5 on his jersey, but “21” is written out in tape on the right side of his headgear. Reynolds started the trend, and when the season begins – the...  

  • Reenergized, athletic Spellman eager to take step forward behind new coach

    Willie Cawley has sensed a shift in the feeling around the Cardinal Spellman football program. The first-year coach takes over a squad that has...  

  • Veteran Rams ready to get taste of title game loss out of their mouths

    Veteran Rams ready to get taste of title game loss out of their mouths

    Fordham Prep was riding high last season after beating Iona Prep for its first CHSAA Archdiocesan title in three seasons. The penalty kick victory was the first time one of the rivals left a game with a win last season after the two regular-season...  

  • Mount hopes defensive stars align around inexperienced offense

    Mount hopes defensive stars align around inexperienced offense

    The defense carrying the offense has become a trend at Mount St. Michael the past few seasons and this year will be no different The Mountaineers return just one offensive starter, but a bevy of defensive playmakers. “It seems to be a yearly thing...  

  • Former Mount receiver Lulgjuraj walks on at Fordham

    David Lulgjuraj didn't want to let the chance to continue to play football get away. The former Mount St. Michael wide receiver pondered attending the...  

  • 'Nasty attitude' to define Lehman in Saunds' second season

    'Nasty attitude' to define Lehman in Saunds' second season

    The Lehman football team still doesn’t have a field and running back David White remains the focus of its offense. But that’s about all that remains the same about the Lions since this time last year. “It’s like night and day,” coach Mike Saunds...  

  • Fordham Prep aims for staying power after memorable season

    Fordham Prep aims for staying power after memorable season

    Last season has Fordham Prep wanting more and looking to prove itself once again. The Rams are coming off the best campaign in program history -- 10 wins and a loss to eventual champion St. Anthony’s in their first-ever CHSFL AAA semifinal. It’s...  

  • Richardson tabbed as QB, fulfills dream for blue-collar Hayes

    Richardson tabbed as QB, fulfills dream for blue-collar Hayes

    It was the moment James Richardson has been waiting for since he was a kid. With Ryan Camilo, last year’s starter, transferring to Clinton, Cardinal Hayes coach C.J. O’Neil brought the junior into his office and asked if he was ready to be the...  

  • God with him: Wells thriving despite pressure of famous father, name

    God with him: Wells thriving despite pressure of famous father, name

    Shammgod Wells didn’t choose his family, his father or his name. But there are certain expectations when you’re the son of a former McDonald’s All-American who played in the NBA. “I never had to play basketball,” Wells said. “But everybody thinks...  

  • Turning point: Williams looks to lead Hayes after big summer

    Turning point: Williams looks to lead Hayes after big summer

    For the third time in three years, Naasir Williams will pack his book bag up at the start of September and commute to a brand new school. The Harlem native started at The Hun School in New Jersey, transferred last year to Rice and, with the closing...  

  • Satellite pair leaves mark at Battle of the Boroughs

    Satellite pair leaves mark at Battle of the Boroughs

    Jevaune Dawson made the most of an unusual situation for him. The 5-foot-11 guard is used to being one of the stars at Satellite Academy, an alternative school in The Bronx, where he plays the majority of the minutes. During his first time taking...  

  • SFP alum helps spearhead FIBA 3-on-3 hoops initiative at Orchard Beach

    SFP alum helps spearhead FIBA 3-on-3 hoops initiative at Orchard Beach

    Jessica Villaplana was looking for a way to get back involved in basketball. “I wanted to be a part of something different, but start something new,” she said. The Bayside native played varsity basketball at St. Francis Prep, collegiately at St....  

  • New Heights takes NYC 3-on-3 girls basketball title

    New Heights takes NYC 3-on-3 girls basketball title

    Cori Coleman saw the look on Ashley Gomez’s face many times before. It appeared often during their senior season at Murry Bergtraum as the Canisius-bound guard helped will their team to countless tight victories en route to a 13th straight PSAL city...  

  • Hardy delays overseas career to play for Dyckman crown

    Hardy delays overseas career to play for Dyckman crown

    Dwight Hardy put his professional career on hold for one last chance at New York City glory. The former St. John’s standout and Bronx native was supposed to leave for Italy Wednesday night to join his new Pistoia Basket team. Instead, he asked the...  

  • Glover's free throws earn Team Nike crown in Dyckman OT thriller

    Glover's free throws earn Team Nike crown in Dyckman OT thriller

    Anthony Glover had done this before. He just couldn't remember when. The former Rice and St. John’s standout was headed to the free throw line with three seconds to play in overtime and Team Nike’s down one. “I was nervous for the first one,”...  

  • Homicide, Bingo win second straight Hoops in the Sun title together

    Homicide, Bingo win second straight Hoops in the Sun title together

    Corey (Homicide) Williams and Bingo Cole were on opposing sidelines for what was dubbed as the streetball Game of the Decade last month at Dyckman – Williams’ Ooh-Way Records versus Cole’s Team Nike in front of more than 4,000 people at Dyckman....  

  • St. Ray's Dingle down to seven colleges

    St. Ray's Dingle down to seven colleges

    St. Raymond forward Daniel Dingle, one of the top rising seniors in New York City, has trimmed his college list down to seven, according to his brother and AAU coach with the Long Island Lightning, Dana Dingle. The 6-foot-7 wing lists Arizona,...  

  • Matured Robinson eager to tackle NBA dream after season in Spain

    Matured Robinson eager to tackle NBA dream after season in Spain

    Russell Robinson admitted to not being quite ready for his first professional experience. He has grown as a person and a player since then. The Bronx native and former Rice star was just coming off winning a NCAA mational championship as senior at...  

  • Team-first, stronger Brown readies new era at Manhattan

    Team-first, stronger Brown readies new era at Manhattan

    Peter Wehye noticed a difference in Rhamel Brown the moment he laid eyes on him this summer. The former East New York Transit Tech forward had finished his first year playing basketball at Manhattan College and was back for a second season with...  

  • Horace Mann flamethrower commits to national powerhouse Virginia

    Horace Mann flamethrower commits to national powerhouse Virginia

    Jesse Roth and Pedro Alvarez couldn’t be more different. Alvarez is an extraordinarily built major-league third baseman with the Pittsburgh Pirates who hails from Washington Heights whereas Roth is a New Jersey native with a wiry-strong build and...  

  • SCAN excelling on the court like it has in the classroom for years

    SCAN excelling on the court like it has in the classroom for years

    Team SCAN made a major impact on the AAU circuit in July, winning tournaments and getting its players recognized by major Division I colleges. Star players Chris McCullough and Conrad Chambers hold offers from elite basketball programs from across...  

  • After big summer, Annunziata ready for Seton Hall

    After big summer, Annunziata ready for Seton Hall

    Sal Annunziata had simple goals for his summer with Team New York’s loaded Scout team: earn a starting spot. Still not fully recovered from a torn ACL, the former Fordham Prep slugger wasn’t sure what he was capable of. “I was curious to see what...  

  • Just like old times, Kemba wows the home crowd at Gauchos Gym

    Just like old times, Kemba wows the home crowd at Gauchos Gym

    If there was any doubt why the capacity crowd made the trek from Dyckman Park in Inwood to Gauchos Gym in the South Bronx then waited out in pouring rain for up to an hour, it was obvious in the game’s opening minute. Milwaukee Bucks standout...  

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  • Celebrity photos: Aug. 31, 2011
    Celebrity photos: Aug. 31, 2011
  • Day in photos: Aug. 31, 2011
    Day in photos: Aug. 31, 2011
  • U.S. Open Day 3
    U.S. Open Day 3
  • Irene: the aftermath
    Irene: the aftermath
  • Miss Universe 2011
    Miss Universe 2011

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