Corella Ballet Castilla Y Leon 03/15/2010 08:09 PM Angel Corella will perform and debut his young dance company in the U.S. Their "String Sextet" will be performed, among other works. Tickets are $25-$75; call 212-581-1212 for more details... Corella Ballet Castilla Y Leon 03/15/2010 08:08 PM Angel Corella will perform and debut his young dance company in the U.S. Their "String Sextet" will be performed, among other works. Tickets are $25-$75; call 212-581-1212 for more details... Corella Ballet Castilla Y Leon 03/15/2010 08:08 PM Angel Corella will perform and debut his young dance company in the U.S. Their "String Sextet" will be performed, among other works. Tickets are $25-$75; call 212-581-1212 for more details... New York Philharmonic 03/15/2010 08:05 PM "Towards Osiris" by Matthias Pintscher debuts at the Philharmonic; Christoph Eschenbach conduts. Brahms's Piano Quartet No. 1 will also be performed. Tickets are $34-$250; call 212-875-5656 for more details... New York Philharmonic 03/15/2010 08:04 PM "Towards Osiris" by Matthias Pintscher debuts at the Philharmonic; Christoph Eschenbach conduts. Brahms's Piano Quartet No. 1 will also be performed. Tickets are $34-$250; call 212-875-5656 for more details... Paterson warns of late NY budget as deadline nears 03/15/2010 08:05 PM Gov. David Paterson warned Monday that New York's budget is likely to miss the April 1 deadline, in part because the Legislature isn't scheduled to be in Albany the week before the due date. The Legislature is scheduled to observe the Passover and Easter holidays March 26-April 6... New York Philharmonic 03/15/2010 08:04 PM "Towards Osiris" by Matthias Pintscher debuts at the Philharmonic; Christoph Eschenbach conduts. Brahms's Piano Quartet No. 1 will also be performed. Tickets are $34-$250; call 212-875-5656 for more details... Gerald Finley concert 03/15/2010 08:01 PM The baritone will perform works by Schumann, Barber, Ives and more. Tickets are $40-$48; call 212-247-7800 for more details... Alisa Weilerstein concert 03/15/2010 07:59 PM The cellist performs with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. On the agenda is Tchaikovsky's "Rococo Variations," among other works. Tickets are $29-$110. Call 212-247-7800 for more details... Thomas's Hamlet at the Met 03/15/2010 07:57 PM Led by Lous Langree, this opera features Simon Keenlyside in the title role; call 212-362-6000 or visit metopera.org for more details... 'Irish Eyes Are Laughing' at Comix 03/15/2010 07:54 PM The downtown comedy mecca hosts this night of St. Patty's-themed comedy, including sets from Dan St. Germain, Doug Saulnier and Irish comic Andrew Maxwell. Sean Donnelly hosts. Tickets are $15 plus a two-drink minimum; call 212-524-2500 or visit www.comixny.com for tickets and more details... Keigwin + Company 03/15/2010 07:52 PM The dance troupe premieres "Bird Watching" at the Joyce through the 21st. Tickets are from $10; call 212-242-0800 or visit joyce.org for more details... Joanna Newsom concert 03/15/2010 07:50 PM The indie star will play songs from her new album, "Have One on Me," at The Town Hall. Guitarist Kevin Barker will also be performing with her. Call 212-840-2824 for more details... St. Patrick's Day Pub Crawl 03/15/2010 07:47 PM Imbibe $3 well drinks, $4 Jameson shots and $1 Bud drafts at this annual St. Patrick's Day Pub Crawl, which kicked off Friday with a happy hour pub crawl, continued all day Saturday and will -- of course -- wrap up on the holiday itself. Participating locations include Village... St. Patrick's Day Parade 03/15/2010 07:23 PM Two million people are expected to see the more than 250,000 marchers in this annual parade, which has been a New York City institution since 1762. Call 718-231-4400 or visit nyc-st-patrick-day-parade.org for more details... Anvil concert 03/15/2010 07:20 PM The Canadian rockers stop by the Gramercy Theatre on their first tour in more than a decade. Call 212-614-6932 for ticket info and more details... 'Come Fly Away' opening night 03/15/2010 07:17 PM Twyla Tharp's latest Broadway work premieres. This time, the show centers around four couples dancing to Frank Sinatra in a nightclub. Tickets are $66.50-$126.50. Call 212-307-4100 for more details... Ortiz "Salty dog" Ortiz changes tune after being peppered with complaints 03/15/2010 06:45 PM Salty dogAssemblymember Felix Ortiz backed off his controversial anti-salt stance to a more moderate anti-shaker, pro-recipe position, according to a recent press release put out by his office. “My intention for this legislation was to prohibit the use of salt as an additive to meals,” Ortiz (D-Sunset Park) said. “If... Eight eagle eyes are better than two 03/15/2010 06:45 PM They’re double trouble — for criminals.Four 61st Precinct peace-keepers were named “Cops of the Month” last week for two separate arrests in February.Addressing the 61st Precinct Community Council Wednesday, Captain George Mastrokastas, the precinct’s commanding officer, said that Sergeant Patrick Healy and Police Officer Charles Senat were... More Mid-East peace talks? Yawn! 03/15/2010 06:15 PM As if the world has nothing better to do.It is the Obama Administration’s turn to be ringmaster in the Gravest Show on Earth, better known as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict — a ceaseless angst-extravaganza which has compelled world leaders to pussyfoot around the Palestinians, and admonish Israel, for the past... City digs out of weekend Nor’Easter 03/15/2010 05:55 PM City agencies and utility companies were still digging out late Monday afternoon from the Nor’Easter that pummeled the borough over the weekend,Parks Department spokesperson Phil Abramson said 800 emergency tree damage calls came in to 311 from Brooklyn. “Of them, 550 were trees that were downed, split or... Cops trying to get a jump on jump up parties 03/15/2010 05:55 PM The 69th Precinct is moving to put the muffler on loud parties before they start for the summer.Earlier this month, the precinct sent out an email message to area residents asking them to inform the precinct of chronic problem locations.The message stressed, “By advising us in advance, we... 'All About Me' opening night 03/15/2010 05:40 PM Theater vets Michael Feinstein and Dame Edna come together on one stage for a show highlighting Feinstein's musical prowess and Dame Edna's comedic know-how. Tickets are $49.50-$126.50. Call 212-239-6200 for more details... NYPD sgt. pleads guilty in drunken crash 03/15/2010 05:14 PM An NYPD housing bureau sergeant pleaded guilty today to drunkenly ramming his civilian car into a pedestrian in a pre-dawn, Upper East Side crash last year that left the victim still in rehab. Joseph Spiekerman, 43, plowed through a red light with what prosecutors calculated as twice the legal limit... "Princesses" don't exactly get royal welcome 03/15/2010 04:05 PM A new charter boat dubbed the “New York Princess” has berthed at Pier 8 in Sheepshead Bay and another is expected to arrive shortly at Pier 2.Peter Guoba’s “New York Princess” joins sister ship “Sheryll Princess” at Pier 8 and should begin operations this month.Boat owner Tom... Flatbush to LPC: Us, too! 03/15/2010 04:05 PM The neighborhoods of Victorian Flatbush have long been known as quiet enclaves whose detached homes, dating to the early years of the last century, are gracious survivors.As such, they are cherished by their owners, who have fought to preserve them in every way that they can.Recently, a large... Weekend subway service the pits 03/15/2010 08:05 PM It’s slow going on the weekend for subway straphangers. A new report issued by an MTA watchdog found that service is way off schedule on the weekends, when most of the MTA’s underground repairs get done. And the report’s authors, the New York City Transit Riders Council... Soda tax proposal falling flat in Albany 03/15/2010 01:34 PM ALBANY, N.Y. -- A proposed new tax on sugary drinks appears unlikely to pass the state Senate, despite passionate campaigning by New York Gov. David Paterson and his health commissioner. Supporters have pushed the tax as a way to combat obesity while bolstering funding for state health programs. But... Cops: Partying teens cause $200K damage to NY home 03/15/2010 12:54 PM NORTH GREENBUSH, N.Y. — Authorities say dozens of partying teenagers caused more than $200,000 in damage at an unoccupied house in suburban Albany. Police in North Greenbush say the damage was done during a party on the night of Feb. 17, when a number of people were seen entering... NJ woman attempting to become world's fattest lady 03/15/2010 02:44 PM Supersize me, please. A New Jersey woman who already weighs a whopping 600 pounds is on a mission to double her girth in a bid to become the world's fattest woman. Donna Simpson, 42, who lives in Old Bridge, said she has her sights on reaching the 1,000-pound... Farrell, Duvall movies to premiere at Tribeca Film Fest 03/15/2010 11:34 AM Colin Farrell and Robert Duvall are among those bringing films to the Tribeca Film Festival in New York. The annual festival announced the bulk of its lineup Monday. Making its U.S. premiere will be Neil Jordan's "Ondine," starring Colin Farrell as a fisherman who reels in a mermaid... Former Park Avenue Bank president charged with fraud, embezzlement 03/15/2010 08:05 PM The ex-president of a small Manhattan bank was busted today on charges he lied to the feds in an effort to get $11 million from President Obama's taxpayer-funded bailout program, authorities said. Charles Antonucci Sr., 59, was charged in Manhattan federal court with self-dealing, bank bribery, embezzlement and fraud... NYers can track sex offenders with new system 03/15/2010 11:22 AM ALBANY, N.Y. — A new system allows New Yorkers to sign up for alerts when moderate and high-risk sex offenders move into or out of a community. The state Division of Criminal Justice Services system allows New Yorkers to flag communities of interest to their family and then get alerts... Cost of barn raising sends city back to drawing board 03/15/2010 10:10 AM Efforts to reconstruct a 19th century barn adjacent to the Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum have been stalled by financial issues.While $2.5 million had been set aside to pay a general contractor to rebuild the barn as a visitor’s center for the venerable homestead, the lowest bid made by... Counting down to Miss Norway contest 03/15/2010 10:10 AM At the end of this month, a new Miss Norway will be crowned in Brooklyn.The competition, which is organized by the Norwegian Immigration Association (NIA), leads up to one of the borough’s most beloved annual displays, the 17th of May parade that celebrates the Norwegian constitution, and which... No Sugar Please, Levin Opposes Domino 03/15/2010 10:00 AM City Councilmember Steve Levin (D-williamsburg) joined a growing list of opponents to the New Domino rezoning by stating his support for Community Board 1’s recommendation of disapproval.In a statement read by Levin’s legislative policy director, Ashley Thompson, during a public hearing at Borough Hall on March 11... Bay View Community Center expected to open finally this spring 03/15/2010 09:50 AM In 2006, the new Bay View Houses community center was 75 percent complete, and was expected to open in the early part of 2007.Fast-forward three years. The center, now virtually complete, is still unused, still awaiting a certificate of occupancy from the city’s Department of Buildings, and local... Judge takes it back to court 03/15/2010 09:30 AM Jonathan Judge may have been tossed off the ballot in the upcoming 44th District City Council special election, but he’s not going down without a fight.Judge retained former State Senator and noted election attorney Martin Connor to appeal last week’s State Supreme Court decision that he came... Sex Ed snag 03/15/2010 09:20 AM Sex Ed snagA lawsuit against the city and the Department of Education filed by a sexually assaulted special education student was thrown out last week because the victim couldn’t prove that school administrators knew about her attackers’ sexual proclivities.The plaintiff said that she was attending P.S. 753... Attempted Brooklyn bank robbery aborted 03/15/2010 09:12 AM Burglars drilled two holes into a roof and slipped inside a Brooklyn bank yesterday, but fled empty-handed, police said. After breaking in, the crooks crawled through a heating vent in the Sovereign Bank on McDonald Avenue and Avenue U in Gravesend at about 5 p.m. But they were unable... Man dies in Bronx apartment fire 03/15/2010 09:35 AM A man has died in a Bronx apartment fire. Police and fire personnel, responding to a 911 call, found the 39-year-old man unconscious around 1 a.m. Monday in Morris Heights. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The fire marshal and medical examiner are investigating. The victim’s name... Brooklyn bar-brawl victim tells of FDNY thugs' threats 03/15/2010 06:14 AM A St. Francis College coach crouched over -- holding on for dear life to the door frame behind him -- as up to nine drunken firefighters punched, shoved and kicked him, trying to force him into the bathroom of the Salty Dog bar in Brooklyn. "I said to myself, 'If... Driver kills and runs 03/15/2010 06:31 AM Cops are searching for a hit-and-run SUV driver who killed a 60-year-old man crossing a street early yesterday in Brooklyn's Brighton Beach. Morris Freidman was crossing Brighton Beach Avenue near Brighton Fourth Street shortly before 1:30 a.m. when an eastbound, black Ford Explorer barreled into him and... Judge says no $ecrets 03/15/2010 06:25 AM A Queens judge has bounced a dentist's legal claim that Chase violated the law by revealing her secret, $800,000 bank account to her husband. Nazita Aminpour, of Great Neck, Long Island, claimed in a lawsuit last year that the revelation by her Queens bank placed her under duress... Chaos rains as storm leaves trail of death, destruction 03/15/2010 09:23 AM The brutal nor'easter that dumped more than 4 inches of rain on the city over the weekend killed six people, flooded the 911 system with calls, left a half-million people in the dark and sparked calls for federal help. The 70-mph gusts knocked down trees and power lines all... Sanit 'perv' busted 03/15/2010 11:22 AM A city Sanitation Department supervisor repeatedly molested a 9-year-old girl in her Brooklyn home, police charged yesterday. Vincent Cardaci, 54, allegedly fondled her in Dyker Heights on five occasions, starting Jan. 4. The 25-year department vet knew the girl's mom and was off duty each time, cops said. He... 'Nice Guy' Cy needs to take the gloves off 03/15/2010 12:18 PM This city needs a fighter. Not a lover. Cyrus Vance Jr. plopped, seemingly from nowhere, into one of the country's premier crime-fighting jobs -- one that's lauded on TV's "Law & Order," canonized on stage and screen, and was held by a real-life national icon, Robert Morgenthau, since... NYPD Daily Blotter 03/15/2010 06:46 AM Manhattan A gunman has been busted for shooting a man in both legs at a Washington Heights restaurant, police said yesterday. Pedro Tejada, 52, confronted his 20-year-old victim standing in the doorway of Caridad Restaurant on Amsterdam Avenue near West 168th Street at around 9 a.m. on Jan. 23... Brooklyn blogger nailing subway louts 03/15/2010 09:23 AM Annoying subway riders, beware. A local comedian -- and frequent straphanger -- has started a blog campaign against the worst behavior underground, using a sharp wit and a fast camera phone shutter. Williamsburg resident Tom Sibley has snapped and received photo submissions of people partaking in some obnoxious subway behavior... City's $witz blitz 03/15/2010 09:23 AM The city's Finance Department has asked the IRS to provide the names of wealthy tax evaders snared last year in an investigation of Swiss banking giant UBS, suspecting that a "disproportionate" number live here and also dodged local taxes, The Post has learned. "We are going to do everything... 35 flee gas on W. Side 03/15/2010 06:25 AM High levels of carbon monoxide in eight Upper West Side buildings forced the evacuation yesterday of 35 people, authorities said. Firefighters responded at 3:30 p.m. to West 76th Street between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West, a tree-lined block of brownstones and townhouses. Residents were allowed back in... 'Gastric' Rex feels enormously better 03/15/2010 03:09 PM Jets coach Rex Ryan vowed yesterday that he won't be on injured reserve for long recovering from gastric bypass surgery. "I'm feeling good," Ryan said at the doorstep of his home in Summit, NJ. "I'm feeling fine." Ryan cut a larger-than-life figure in his first year in... Gov seeks clamp on NY health rates 03/15/2010 09:30 AM Call it Paterson Care. As the health-care debate comes to a head in Washington, a new political war over medical coverage is about to erupt in Albany, where Gov. Paterson is seeking authority to curb "excessive" rate hikes imposed by insurers. Tucked in Paterson's budget plan is a proposal... Pols want lifetime coverage for 9/11 heroes 03/15/2010 09:23 AM The city's $657 million settlement offer to sick 9/11 rescue workers isn't nearly enough, federal lawmakers said yesterday -- as they instead pushed a bill to give Ground Zero heroes health care for life. The $11 billion James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act -- named... Makeover money 03/15/2010 09:33 AM The city has been granted permission to use $108 million of its stimulus money to renovate more than 20,000 apartments, the feds announced yesterday. The city Housing Authority said the decision would allow it to hike its maintenance budget by $65 million to $75 million over the next few... O close on fixes: Klein 03/15/2010 11:22 AM President Obama's proposed changes to the No Child Left Behind law are on the right track -- but he should not go easy on failing schools, the city's schools chief told The Post yesterday. Schools Chancellor Joel Klein said that, based on the blueprint Obama laid out, it... On yer bike in Brooklyn 03/15/2010 09:29 AM It won't look like Marlon Brando's waterfront for much longer. Bike-crazy city officials are rolling out a $16 million plan to connect Sunset Park and Greenpoint on the industrial Brooklyn waterfront with a 14-mile greenway -- including bike lanes, a pedestrian esplanade and, possibly, skateboarding parks. The neighborhoods... Students rush to CUNY 03/15/2010 06:44 AM The number of students trying to transfer to City University of New York public colleges for the fall 2010 semester jumped 77.5 percent compared to this time last year, officials said. The CUNY network, where tuition this year is $4,600 at the four-year schools and $3,150 at... Terrorists on my trail, NYC bizman fears 03/15/2010 11:22 AM A New York CEO with Israeli military ties fears he has a target on his back after his company was thrust into the probe of a brazen international assassination plot against a Hamas mastermind, sources told The Post. Colleagues of Yuval Tal -- who heads Payoneer, a Manhattan- and Tel-Aviv-based... Meeks' second story on Katrina fund seems all wet, too 03/15/2010 09:45 AM Strike two, Congressman Meeks! First, Queens Rep. Gregory Meeks claimed that "every dime" raised by a charity he co-founded would go to 30 impoverished families who lost their homes and all their possessions in Hurricane Katrina. But now -- as those victims say they never got a dime -- Meeks... $211M Jersey jackpot 03/15/2010 09:45 AM The stormy weather blew in $211 million worth of luck for a New Jersey Powerball player. The lone winning ticket in Saturday's drawing was sold at a Morris Plains deli, lottery officials said. "One of my regular customers came into the store today around 3 p.m. and told... Hi-tech 'screen' doors a threat to city doormen 03/15/2010 09:28 AM Doormen of New York -- watch your backs. James Bond-like facial- and voice-recognition programs -- cheaper than humans -- could kill the need for the uniformed doorman guarding city buildings, one security firm says. "Imagine walking into your building -- and you are the key," said Alon Alexander of Kent... Albany blowing budget deadline 03/15/2010 10:36 AM April fools! Legislative leaders, citing lame- duck Gov. Paterson's huge legal troubles and the late release of a massive, $6 billion borrowing scheme, privately concede there's no chance to get a new state budget adopted by the April 1 start of the new fiscal year. In fact, many... GOP pols: Just say no to Levy 03/15/2010 11:22 AM ALBANY -- State Senate Republicans have secretly voted to put party Chairman Ed Cox on notice that they want former Rep. Rick Lazio -- and not a turncoat Democrat -- as their candidate for governor. The informal vote was taken behind closed doors late last week, as 30 lawmakers discussed...