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Sneaky cabbies' $8M meter rip-off went on for years

Sneaky cabbies' $8M meter rip-off went on for years

In a mind-boggling ripoff that went undetected for years, thousands of city cabbies overcharged nearly 2 million passengers by at least $8.3 million, according to a shocking disclosure yesterday by the Taxi & Limousine Commission....  Read Full Story

Manhattan

  • Panic on tracks doomed subway victim

    Panic on tracks doomed subway victim

    There was enough time for straphangers to save the woman killed by a subway train while retrieving her gym bag, an investigator told The Post yesterday. But the fast-charging No. 6 train -- and the woman's panicked behavior on the track...  

  • Bar-beat 'confess'

    Bar-beat 'confess'

    A construction worker from Pennsylvania yesterday confessed to savagely attacking a nurse in the bathroom of a Hells Kitchen bar moments after she declined to dance with him, sources said. Mbarek Lafrem, 30, of Norwood, Pa., was charged...  

Brooklyn

  • Gov's big scoop

    Gov's big scoop

    At the groundbreaking for the Nets' new Brooklyn arena yesterday, Gov. Paterson got some closure for what he says was one of the darkest times of his youth -- the Nets' trade of superstar Julius Erving to the Philadelphia 76ers in 1976....  

  • Puppy-kill fiend guilty

    He was a serial killer -- of dachshunds. A state court judge yesterday found Dudley Ramsey, 25, of Brooklyn, guilty of aggravated animal cruelty in the...  

Queens

  • Hiram gets poll-axed

    Hiram gets poll-axed

    ALBANY -- Disgraced former state Sen. Hiram Monserrate, booted from his seat last month for assaulting his girlfriend, is way behind Assemblyman José Peralta in Tuesday's special-election battle for the 13th Senate District seat in Queens, a...  

  • Queens singer makes 'Idol' final 12

    Queens singer makes 'Idol' final 12

    A muscular teddy bear from Queens and an adorable Connecticut teen made the final 12 of "American Idol" last night. Michael "Big Mike" Lynche, a 26-year-old former college football player and personal trainer from Astoria, was considered a...  

Bronx

  • Bx. faces a brutal re'train'ing

    Bx. faces a brutal re'train'ing

    Slow it down, Bronx straphangers. The MTA is shutting down express service on the 5 train in The Bronx for 18 months due to repairs. Starting at the end of March, riders will have to stop at seven more stations between 180th Street near...  

  • Cops: Once-sued driver now kills same victim

    A school safety agent faces a charge of aggravated vehicular homicide for a Bronx car crash that killed one of her passengers -- who had previously sued her...  

Staten Island

  • $3.5M over boob botch

    $3.5M over boob botch

    A Staten Island mom who said her botched boob job left her looking like she had four breasts was awarded $3.5 million for pain and suffering yesterday. "I hope this will give other women in the same position the courage to come forward,"...  

  • Robbery suspect who escaped from Staten Island courthouse recaptured

    New York City police say they have recaptured a robbery suspect who escaped from a Staten Island courthouse by posing as another prisoner. Authorities say...  

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...   1:25 AM

  • Follow the CHSAA 'AA' girls basketball state semis live

    Follow the CHSAA 'AA' girls basketball state semis live

    Four of the very best girls basketball teams on the East Coast will square off Saturday night at Christ the King HS. Two will go home empty-handed. The other two will meet Sunday for the chance to go to Glens Falls. If you’re unable to get out to...   2:56 AM

  • The Butler Did It

    Long before he was the PSAL girls soccer commissioner, Will Stasiuk was picked to coach the Richmond Hill girls soccer team. There was just one problem...   12:58 AM

  • Focused Royals crown St. John the Baptist to start 'AA' states

    Focused Royals crown St. John the Baptist to start 'AA' states

    Bob Mackey didn’t need to see his Christ the King girls basketball get off to a fast start to know the Royals were focused. He saw it Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday in practice. “After running them hard, sprinting and sprinting, they were...   12:38 AM

  • Led by healed Lewis, St. Peter's blitzes Nichols early and often

    Led by healed Lewis, St. Peter's blitzes Nichols early and often

    Catherine Lewis’ first instinct when told she had broken her left wrist was to ignore the injury. Despite having it set and wearing a hard cast, the St. Peter’s forward planned on taking part in Senior Night activities three days after suffering a...   2:47 AM

  • Falcons playing to honor recovering assisant coach

    Falcons playing to honor recovering assisant coach

    Bishop Ford made a detour on its way to Archbishop Molloy for its CHSAA Class AA state quarterfinal game. The team stopped to visit assistant coach Mary Gillespie at her home near the Park Slope school. She was their recovering from a heart...   2:47 AM

  • Emotional ride comes to halt for Hilltoppers

    Emotional ride comes to halt for Hilltoppers

    Joe Lewinger said he doesn’t plan what to say in the team meeting following a season-ending loss. Nor could his squad have been ready for what was awaiting them prior. St. Michael Academy played about as well as it has all season. It connected on...   2:47 AM

  • Molloy's season comes to disappointing end

    Molloy's season comes to disappointing end

    The Archbishop Molloy players had visions of Glens Falls dancing in their heads. And, for all intents and purposes, the Stanners were one of the favorites on paper in the CHSAA Class A state tournament as the top seed from the best league. But on...   12:25 AM

  • Spellman's postseason spoiled by Sacred Heart

    Spellman's postseason spoiled by Sacred Heart

    The epitome of Cardinal Spellman’s night came with 2:18 left in the game. Troi Melton, the Pilots’ dead-eye shooter, went to the line for three shots. After missing the first two, she let out a yell of exasperation. Everything that could go wrong...   1:39 AM

  • HS For Construction's cardiac kids do it again

    Once the shot dropped through the net, Vladimir Perdomo flashed a diamond sign. It wasn’t a celebratory gesture, though. His High School for...  

  • Lions roar: FDA III rallies past BCAM, advances to 'B' semis

    Maybe 20/20 vision isn’t so important. With his sight intact, Kevin Douglas struggled. After taking a shot to his left eye that impaired his vision,...   1:24 AM

  • State tournament time for CHSAA girls hoops

    State tournament time for CHSAA girls hoops

    Get excited. If there was ever a reason to go out and see some girls basketball, the time is this weekend. The CHSAA’s version of March Madness – the Class AA, A and B state tournaments – commence over the next few days and there is sure to be...  

  • CHSAA Class AA state girls basketball tournament preview

    CHSAA Class AA state girls basketball tournament preview

    CHSAA girls basketball beat writer Joseph Staszewski breaks down this weekend’s CHSAA Class AA state girls basketball tournament, which starts with the quarterfinals Friday. SCHEDULE Quarterfinals, Friday @ Bishop Ford 5 p.m.: St. Peter's...  

  • CHSAA Class A state girls basketball tournament preview

    CHSAA Class A state girls basketball tournament preview

    New York Post girls basketball beat writer Marc Raimondi takes a look at the CHSAA Class A state tournament, which resumes Friday with the quarterfinals. SCHEDULE Quarterfinals, Friday @ St. Dominic (L.I.) 5:45 p.m.: St. Anthony’s (L.I.) vs....   1:07 AM

  • CHSAA Class B state girls basketball tournament preview

    CHSAA Class B state girls basketball tournament preview

    CHSAA girls basketball beat writer Joseph Staszewski breaks down this weekend's CHSAA Class B state girls basketball tournament. The city teams resume play on Saturday in the semifinals. SCHEDULE Semifinals, Saturday @ St. John Villa 3 p.m.:...  

  • Live blog recap: CHSAA Class AA boys semifinals

    Live blog recap: CHSAA Class AA boys semifinals

    Read what Dylan Butler had to say from courtside at the CHSAA Class AA intersectional boys semifinals at St. John's, pitting Christ the King vs. St. Raymond's in the 6 p.m. opener, followed by Rice vs. Bishop Loughlin in game two. <iframe src="http...  

  • Pinkston, Loughlin beats Rice, advance to CHSAA 'AA' final

    Pinkston, Loughlin beats Rice, advance to CHSAA 'AA' final

    Jayvaughn Pinkston is the first McDonald’s All-American in Bishop Loughlin history, he was named the CHSAA Player of the Year and he will play at Villanova University next year. But the 6-foot-6 senior forward has some unfinished business before he...  

  • Sanders, Rice can't complete comeback against Lions

    Sanders, Rice can't complete comeback against Lions

    Jermaine Sanders fired a 3-pointer from the right corner hoping he had done so in time. Not to beat the final buzzer, but to do so with enough time to leave Rice, which trailed by four, one last ditch possession. As the junior's shot went through...  

  • Going deep: Christ the King beats St. Ray's in CHSAA 'AA' semis

    Going deep: Christ the King beats St. Ray's in CHSAA 'AA' semis

    Take an all-league player off any team, it is cause for concern. Make that player a future Division I point guard and it’s time to sound the alarm. That is, unless you’re Christ the King when a season-ending injury to Corey Edwards three days...  

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