Stray shot kills delivery man in B'klyn 09/04/2010 12:22 PM A delivery driver was shot and killed last night in Brooklyn by what appears to be a stray bullet fired into his vehicle at random. Bullets came through the roof of the white Ford van as it was heading down Avenue X in Gravesend, and hit the 39-year-old unidentified driver... One dead in gruesome car crash on Staten Island 09/04/2010 12:16 PM A wild, high-speed drag race on Staten Island had deadly consequences early today when a 20-year-old driver slammed into a gas pump and set off a spectacular explosion. The victim was driving his 2009 Honda in excess of 100 mph as he headed eastbound on Bay Street in Thompkinsville just... Tunesmith's $2M 'rape' slap 09/04/2010 08:20 AM The Oscar-winning songwriter prosecutors say is a serial sexual predator has been ordered to pay $2 million to a Washington woman who says he raped her. Claire Thornhill was awarded a $2 million default judgment against 'You Light Up My Life' writer Joseph Brooks in Washington state this past June... DA's aide nabbed for 'DWI' 09/04/2010 07:41 AM A Staten Island prosecutor was nabbed for drunken driving in Hell's Kitchen early yesterday, according to a published report. Craig Trainor, an assistant district attorney, was allegedly speeding and changing lanes without signaling on 44th Street and Twelfth Avenue at 3:15 a.m., according to the Staten Island... Times Sq. scare fizzles out 09/04/2010 06:31 AM Parts of Times Square were evacuated for more than an hour last night as cops investigated a suspicious package. The package - which a witness said was a suitcase - was found abandoned near a newsstand at 46th Street and Broadway at about 11:20 p.m. Police cleared hundreds... Surf's upheaval 09/04/2010 08:20 AM A weakened but still massive Hurricane Earl lashed the Massachusetts coast last night but left little damage in its wake as it headed towards Canada. There will be few signs of the dissipating storm in New York and the Northeast today and throughout the holiday weekend, as the tempest rapidly... More want to join 9/11 suit 09/04/2010 06:54 AM A dozen sickened Ground Zero workers -- including several out-of-state firefighters -- are asking a judge to let them join a pending $712.5 million settlement with the city. The claimants say in court papers that they missed an April 12 eligibility deadline because they didn't know the deal... Borough gall from Paladino 09/04/2010 06:31 AM Take Manhattan -- please! Republican Carl Paladino supposedly wants to be governor of the entire state, but admitted yesterday he really only likes two of the five Big Apple boroughs -- Queens and Staten Island. Speaking to a crowd of conservatives in upstate Hornell, the always impolitic political newcomer said... A-train riders on the 'Rocks' 09/04/2010 06:31 AM 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 Tuesday and ending in the fall of 2011. Commuters using stops at Beach 25th, 44th and 67th streets will have to double back. And Queens-bound trains... Rubber roomers' sweet deal 09/04/2010 06:54 AM Summer break is living on for one lucky group of teachers -- the rule-breakers. Hundreds of educators who have been accused of wrongdoing are seeing their summer kick into overtime because their work assignments don't start until Sept. 13 -- six days after all other teachers report to school... Mother of dead 15-pound, 4-year-old girl hit with assault charges 09/04/2010 06:02 AM A Brooklyn woman whose malnourished 4-year-old daughter was found dead in their apartment was slapped with assault charges yesterday after bruises covering the girl's body were found to contradict her claim that the child had suffered them in a fall, police said. Depending on autopsy results, Carlotta Brett-Pierce, 30... NYPD Daily Blotter 09/04/2010 06:36 AM Brooklyn There are 8 million stories in the Naked City; this is one of them. Two men who met at a bar ended up fighting in public -- in the buff -- in DUMBO, authorities said yesterday. José Luis Colon, 41, escorted a 39-year-old man to Colon's Front Street... Gran-theft goon 09/04/2010 06:31 AM Police are hunting a chain-snatching crook who has mugged several elderly Brooklyn women this summer in broad daylight -- including one brazen attack in which he robbed the 75-year-old victim after she held the door for him. The puny punk -- weighing in at a mere 140 to 165 pounds... Cigar smoker: I got 'nailed' 09/04/2010 07:28 AM What's he smoking? A Brooklyn man claims he cut his mouth on a nail lodged inside a cigar. Stogie smoker Anthony Raimondi says that two years ago, he bit into a Holt's Company specialty cigar called the "Smokin Sandwich Slugger" and it "punctured and lacerated the inside of... 'Ripoff' mosque man sued 09/04/2010 06:31 AM One of the money men behind the developer of the Ground Zero mosque was sued for allegedly ripping off an insurance company for nearly $1.8 million, according to court documents. Hisham Elzanaty, who owns medical companies that operate out of a building in The Bronx, allegedly billed State Farm... Exec's 'free' acce$$ 09/04/2010 02:51 AM The multimillionaire former CEO of a health-care consulting firm prescribed himself millions in personal expenses from the company -- making it pay for private jets, his boats, family vacations and even downloads from iTunes, court papers charge. In a lawsuit filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, Access Communications LLC says Michael... Game, set, smooch 09/04/2010 11:40 AM 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 straight sets. They were married in July in a lavish wedding upstate, before... Suit's down in the Valli 09/04/2010 07:31 AM They'll be working their way back you, judge. Nearly three hours of closed-door talks yesterday failed to settle a suit filed by Frankie Valli and the producers of "Jersey Boys" over a concert tour by four ex-cast members. The case involves claims that Christian Hoff, Michael Longoria, Daniel Reichard... Feds say 'nay' to horse claim 09/04/2010 07:31 AM An alleged fraudster's efforts to hang on to nine show horses should be put out to pasture, the feds say. Prosecutors yesterday asked a judge to reject Melissa King's claim that she would be "irreparably harmed" by loss of the animals because they are "intelligent creatures . . . capable of... 104-year-old heiress' kin make legal bid to free her from duo's clutches 09/04/2010 06:02 AM Relatives of a reclusive 104-year-old copper heiress yesterday asked a court to bar her lawyer and an accountant -- who are being criminally investigated for their actions -- from managing her $500 million fortune. "The Clark family is extremely concerned by recent reports that raise troubling questions about Huguette Clark... US Open's brawlers banned for two years 09/04/2010 12:11 PM 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-eye video shows... Maloney's big money 09/04/2010 06:31 AM ALBANY -- When it comes to fund raising in the hotly fought Democratic primary battle between incumbent US Rep. Carolyn Maloney and Reshma Saujani in Manhattan's Silk Stocking District, it's fair to say that, so far, it's no contest. Just-filed preprimary figures show Maloney, 64, with $207... Nurse's patient is long lost pa 09/04/2010 06:31 AM In a one-in-a-million twist of fate, a Bronx nurse welcoming a terminal-cancer patient to her unit discovered he was her long lost father, who had vanished when she was just months old. "It was fate and hope and a miracle. It was like God answered my prayers," exclaimed Victor Peraza... DiNapoli yanks his site's 'cheat' sheet 09/04/2010 07:45 AM ALBANY -- A red-faced state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli -- who has been warning against rising pension costs -- yesterday removed from his Web site information about how state workers can game the pension system. Until yesterday, a section on the comptroller's official Web site titled "Life Changes: How Do... Bubba nod to SI candidate a shot across Bam's bow 09/04/2010 07:41 AM Bill Clinton strongly endorsed "independent" Staten Island Democrat Rep. Mike McMahon's re-election bid yesterday -- even saying it was OK for the incumbent to buck President Obama by voting against health-care reform. "The one thing you got to say about this guy is he has been truly independent; he... Another big win for the Cyclones 09/04/2010 12:15 AM Valley Cats 4Cyclones 5Friday, Sept. 3 at MCU ParkThe Cyclones took one step closer to the best winnering percentage in franchise history with a squeaker over the The Clones built a 5–0 lead with a run in the third on newcomer ZeErika McQueen’s RBI single, and then busting...