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1 The city’s nannies now have anew way to learn whetherthey’re getting paid fairly.

Domestic Workers United,a caregivers’ rights group, an-nounced a hotline yesterdaywith information on overtimefor both nannies and employ-ers.

A 2010 state law requiresparents to pay nannies over-time after 40 hours.

But a study by Park SlopeParents, an online forum,found that 44 percent ofBrooklyn parents do not paytime-and-a-half to their nan-nies after 40 hours, like thelaw requires. Just 16 percentreported that they do.

“The average worker’sworkweek is about 50 to 60hours, and they’re not gettingovertime,” said Priscilla Gon-zalez at the Domestic WorkersUnited.

Nannies said conversationsabout pay can be delicate —sitters don't want to antago-nize employers by decliningan extra hour, even if the lawbacks them up.

“Since there’s no written-out contract, sometimes ifthey’re like, ‘Can you do thisextra hour,’ I'll feel obligatedto,” said Bedford-Stuyvesantresident Natalie, 25, who hasworked for three families up-town — all of which were pos-itive experiences, she said.

Another nanny said heremployers pay for her Metro-

Card and meals. She does getpaid if she works late, shesaid. But, she added, she’s stillonly paid at her regular rate,despite arriving at 5:45 a.m.every day for work.

Still, she added, “I’ve heardmany disaster stories, andevery other nanny envies myposition.”

Help line for city’s nanniesCity law mandates paid overtime for nannies who work past 40 hours New hotline

offers information for nannies and employers Discussing pay can be a delicate matter

Some of the city’s nannies say they aren’t being paid fairly, while others report being happy with the arrangements they’ve worked out with their employers.

New York legal

requirements

The state Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights gives nannies the following rights:

Overtime pay at time-and-a-half after 40 hours of work in one week — or 44 hours for live-in workers.

One day off every sevendays, or overtime pay if nan-nies agree to work that day.

Three paid vacation dayseach year after a year ofwork for the same person.

The Domestic WorkersUnited hotline providesmore information at 646-699-3989.

ParentsrespondSome parents choose tomake their ownarrangements with nannies.

One Ditmas Park mompays her nanny $17 per hourfor a typically 50-hour work-week, plus two weeks of paidvacation and holidays. Afterthe law was passed, she saidshe consulted her nanny andthey agreed to keep thearrangement as is. “If wewere paying minimum wage,then I would feel like we

were truly breaking the law,”she said.

Another mother, wholives in Boerum Hill, was sur-prised to hear about the law.

“I hadn’t heard that,” shetold Metro.

They pay their nanny $615

each week, which includestwo weeks of paid vacationand holidays. They also neverask her to do housekeeping,which the nanny was askedto do at her previous job.

Their nanny’s workweekis about 45 hours a week —five past the legal standardfor overtime.

She does not feel she’smistreating her nanny, shesaid. “I’ve never been paidovertime, and I’ve never hadjust a straightforward 40-hour week,” she said. “I don’tfeel like I’m shortchanginganybody.” METRO/AB

One nannypaid in coffeeOne Park Slope nanny with20 years of experience toldMetro she agreed to a low-er rate than she’d beenmaking — $16.50, downfrom $17 — because theemployer promised a raiseto $18 after six months.

The mother promisedto pay her and give her cof-fee for late nights, the nan-ny said.

But when she workeduntil 9 p.m., a 13-hour day,the mother would pay herthe regular rate, telling hershe was paying her “extra”for the late hours, she said.

“Then, when I askedabout the coffee, she said,‘I give you $16.50 extra,and that is for the coffee,’”

she said. “I looked at herlike, ‘What?’”

She only recentlylearned of the law from aDomestic Workers Unitedworker.

Still, she said she wasafraid to bring up paycomplaints to her employ-er, fearing the mothermight fire her if shebrought up overtime.

Regardless, she was toldlast week that her last daywould be this Thursday;she suspects she was let gobecause she was not doinghousework — not includ-ed in her job description.

“It is not right,” shetold Metro. “It is not goodfor us, because a lot ofbabysitters do a lot ofwork and they do not getthe money that theydeserve.” METRO/AB

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Cops hunt menwho attackedelderly manPolice are searching fortwo men who attackedan 80-year-old man onthe Upper East Side onMay 3. Police say that ataround 3 p.m., two menfollowed the elderlyman into his uptownapartment building.When he reached thesecond-floor landing,one man grabbed himin a choke hold and theother stole his wallet,cops said. Then, thetwo suspects fled.

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Cocaine foundU.S. Customs officersdiscovered cocainehidden in a refrigerat-ed container at theRed Hook ContainerTerminal last week.The discovery wasmade May 7, while of-ficers searchedthrough containersdestined for Antwerp,Belgium. While exam-ining a refrigerationunit, officials discov-ered 11 brick-shapedobjects that contained25 pounds of cocaine.

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An attempt to record andend hazing in the Army

Danny Chen, a soldier from the Lower East Side, killed himself last year after being bullied.

After two New York City sol-diers killed themselves whileserving abroad in the pastyear, U.S. Senator KirstenGillibrand is calling on theDepartment of Defense tocreate a database so soldierscan anonymously report haz-ing incidents.

Right now, the Defense De-partment does not have adatabase in place to monitorreports of alleged hazing.That makes it difficult to de-termine how widespread theproblem really is, said Gilli-brand, a Democrat who repre-sents New York State.

Gillibrand introduced abill yesterday that would cre-ate a system where soldierscan anonymously report be-ing bullied. This is meant toprotect those who fear retali-

ation from their peers orcommanders.

Private Danny Chen shothimself in the head in Octo-ber while in Afghanistan. InDecember, eight soldiersfrom his unit were hit withcharges relating to his death,after they were accused ofmercilessly teasing him. LastMay, Marine Pvt. HamsonMcPherson Jr., from Staten Is-land, killed himself while sta-tioned in Japan. His fathersaid his son’s death came af-ter he reported having prob-lems with other Marines inhis unit.

“No soldier should have tomentally or physically fear an-other soldier,” said Gillibrand.“We need to ensure that thoseresponsible for this type ofabuse are held accountable.”

Through the proposeddatabase, the military wouldbe able to track and respondto hazing incidents. The mili-tary must respond to eachand every complaint; andGillibrand’s bill would re-quire the Secretary of De-fense to provide a plan thatoutlines new steps the mili-tary would take to punishhazing.

Right now, each branch ofthe armed forces has its ownpunishment for hazing, andeven its own definition ofwhat constitutes hazing. ButGillibrand’s bill would re-quire a uniform definition ofhazing that would be usedacross the military.

Whathappened toDanny Chen?Chen, 19, was found shot inthe head in a guard towerin October, which the Armyattributed to a self-inflictedgunshot wound.

His parents — Chineseimmigrants who live on theLower East Side and speaklittle English — said theArmy told them specificways he was abused beforehe died.

Chen was forced tocrawl on gravel whilesoldiers threw rocks at him,and was taunted andmocked, all because he wasthe only Chinese-Americanin his unit, said ElizabethOuYang, president of the

Organization of ChineseAmericans, who speaks onbehalf of the family.

He was called “dragonlady” and derogatory phras-es, OuYang said, andsoldiers told him to give or-ders in Chinese while theymocked him. He was alsoforced to do multiple push-ups and sprints. Onesergeant, OuYang said,dragged Chen out of bedand over gravel, which lefthim with shoulder bruisesand cuts on his back. Thetop two leaders of Chen’splatoon knew about theabuse, she said, but chosenot to report it.

Eight soldiers in his unit— including one officer —face an array of charges,from negligent homicide tomaking false statements.

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A father indisbeliefHamson McPherson, ofStaten Island, has said hedoesn’t believe his son,Hamson McPherson Jr.,21, doused himself withgasoline and set himselfon fire, as the Marinesclaim. McPherson said hewas shown a suicidenote, but it was not in hisson’s handwriting. Hesaid his son often calledhim, complaining aboutproblems he was havingwith other Marines.

“He said, ‘Daddy, I’mhaving a problem with afellow Marine. This Ma-rine constantly calledhim a ‘cotton-pickingn—,’” McPherson toldCBS. METRO/CB

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Cops search forparking-garagearmed robbersEAST HARLEM. New York Citypolice are looking for two sus-pects wanted in an EastHarlem parking-garagerobbery last week.

Police say that at around8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 8,two men entered a parkinggarage at East 122nd Street.

They demanded moneyand threatened employees atthe garage with handguns.Then, they fled in a red four-door car with tinted windows,

cops said. One suspect is described as

a man, black, about 30 yearsold, wearing a light greyhooded sweatshirt with bluestripes. The other suspect isdescribed as about 50 yearsold, with a dark grey hoodedsweatshirt with black stripes.

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Rangers fans, you’re not wel-come in Jersey.

That’s the message the Dev-ils are sending to New YorkRangers fans.

The Devils, who are down 0-1 in the Eastern Conference fi-nals, have launched an onlinecampaign to try and convinceNew Jersey fans not to sell theirtickets on secondary markets— to Rangers fans.

Game 2 of the series isscheduled here for tomorrownight, but Games 3 and 4 willbe held in Newark, N.J., on Sat-urday and Monday, at the Pru-dential Center, nicknamed bylocals “The Rock.”

The Devils say they want toprevent Rangers fans from infil-trating The Rock, filling thearena with their signature bluefor the upcoming games.

According to reports, on theDevils website the team evendirected fans on how to selltheir tickets only to other Dev-ils fans, and #noblue trendedon Twitter yesterday. Rangersfans responded with #beyond-pitiful to mock the marketingploy.

“I’ve a sudden to urge to goto Jersey Saturday #noblue #Be-yondPitiful,” tweeted TeresaGenaro, of Brooklyn. “Hey Dev-ils fans — the official name ofyour arena is Madison SquareGarden South. Don’t forgetthat. #noblue,” tweeted anoth-er Rangers fan, Jay Silverman.

Devils launch #noblueto repel Rangers fans

As the NHL finals heat up, Devils want to keep Newark red, and preventa sea of blue Rangers fans from infiltrating the Prudential Center Teamadvises fans to only sell tickets to those who can prove they’re Devils fans

The Devils want to keep Newark’s Prudential Center for their own during the series.

Counciladdresses NYC bankingNEW YORK. The City Council yes-terday passed the ResponsibleBanking Act. The legislationwill detail the banking needson a hyperlocal basis, establish-ing an advisory board to evalu-ate how banks are meeting thepublic’s needs.

Topics the advisory boardwill address include small-busi-ness lending, homeowner mort-gage payments, preventing thedisrepair of foreclosed proper-ties and affordable housing fi-

nancing. “By illum in -

ating the needsof the commu-nities they serve,banks will bebetter able to

meet those needs,” said CouncilSpeaker Christine Quinn.

But Mayor MichaelBloomberg has promised to ve-to the bill. “I don’t know whythe City Council thinks thatthey have the expertise to real-ly add anything other than justadding costs to banks who tryto comply,” Bloomberg said,according to Bloomberg News.

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‘Ask for picture’

to prove fandom

Here’s what the Devils areadvising their fans to do:

1 If you own seats and haveto sell for any of the homegames because ofconflicts, do NOT list yourseats on the secondarymarket. Blogs such as Fire

and Ice, In Lou We Trust,and HFBoards provide youwith outlets to speakdirectly with other Devilsfans who are looking forseats. This will ensure youare selling ONLY to otherDevils fans.

2 “You can ask for picturesor meet them to delivertickets, to ensure wheretheir loyalty lies,” the Dev-ils wrote yesterday, accord-

ing to reports.

3 If you are unsure aboutconversing on Devils blogsto sell your tickets, you cancall the Devils Fan Experi-ence Team line at 855-DEV-ARMY, and as a servicethey will help you sell yourseats you can’t use, to oth-er Devils fans.

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The FBI has opened a probe in-to trading losses at JPMorganChase & Co., stepping up thepressure on the bank after theU.S. Securities and ExchangeCommission and the FederalReserve said they were alsolooking into the wrong-waybets that led to the losses.

Yet at the same time, share-holders backed embattledChief Executive Jamie Dimonat the bank’s annual share-holders meeting in Tampa,Fla., yesterday, voting againsta proposal to split the jobs ofCEO and chairman.

Though shareholders most-ly gave Dimon a pass, pressuremounted on the bank to re-claim some of the millions ofdollars it paid to the execu-tives who oversaw the trades.Dimon said JPMorgan wouldpursue more disciplinary ac-tion against those who were

responsible.“We will do the right thing.

That may well include claw-backs,” he told reporters afterthe annual meeting. REUTERS

JPMorgan lossesprompt FBI probe

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Strauss-Kahn countersues maidFormer IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has filed a $1 mil-lion countersuit against the hotel maid who accused him ofsexual assault, costing him his job and any chance of beingelected president of France. The countersuit was filed Mon-day on the anniversary of the incident. REUTERS

Legal. Strauss-Kahn

Strauss-Kahn seeks damages for his arrest, which included jail time at New York’s Rikers Island and for losing his job as managing director of the International Monetary Fund.

Romney on trade

U.S. Republican presidentialcandidate Mitt Romney’scampaign said yesterday JP-Morgan Chase & Co.’s hugetrading losses were an un-fortunate part of a free mar-ket economy. Romneyadviser Eric Fehrnstrom toldNBC that, while Romneysupports some financial reg-ulation, the losses at one ofthe nation’s largest banks in-volved investors, not taxpay-ers, and that rules for WallStreet shouldn’t hamper in-vestments. Wall Street re-form has become a topcampaign issue for the Dem-ocratic president and hispresumptive Republicanrival leading up to the Nov. 6presidential election.

“We will do theright thing. Thatmay well includeclawbacks.”CHIEF EXECUTIVE JAMIE DIMON

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Rattlesnakebites man at Wal-MartSALMON, IDAHO.When Mi-ca Craig reached downto brush what hethought was a stick offsome mulch in the gar-den section of aWashington state Wal-Mart, it turned aroundand sank its fangs intohis hand.

The Friday encounterwith a rattlesnake sentCraig, 47, to the hospital,where he said heremained in excruciatingpain and may lose feelingin two fingers. Wal-MartStores Inc. hasapologized.

“I reached down tograb the stick to move itout of the way, and thesnake stretched out,turned around and gotits fangs in my righthand,” he said. “I slung itoff and I did a tap danceon it until it was dead.”REUTERS

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Republican John Boehner is planning another big fight over the debt limit.

The Republican partyremains unchastenedfor its political intran-sigence these pastfour years, and why

would it be any other way? Af-ter two years of just-say-norule in Washington followingthe election of PresidentBarack Obama — 24 monthsof rancorous opposition, inwhich nearly every Democratproposal was spurned, eventhose causes originally cham-pioned by the right — votersrewarded Republicans withlandslide elections in 2010,tilting the balance of powermore in their favor. Sincethen, they’ve continued thatvehement obstruction, hopingfor similar electoral dividendscome November.

Last year, the GOP’s un-yielding arrogance came backto bite us all in the form of alowered national credit rat-ing: Standard & Poor’sdropped the indicator of confi-dence in U.S. financial securityover what it called “politicalbrinkmanship” related to thelack of a debt deal — a politi-cal failure to compromisestemming, numerous reportshave revealed, from the Re-

publican party’s strict adher-ence to a no-tax orthodoxy.

Now, House SpeakerJohn Boehner haspromised a repeatof that bruising bat-tle. Boehner, speak-

ing at a fiscal summit yester-day, affirmed his plan to onceagain play hard-to-get over thepreviously routine bipartisanprocedure of raising the debtceiling. “I will again insist onmy simple principle of cutsand reforms greater than thedebt limit increase,” he said.

It sounds good on its face,

but Boehner’s talk of “cutsand reforms” is a ruse. In2011, Obama agreed to morecuts than many in his coali-tion had bargained for, butBoehner toed the line on theGrover Norquist no-tax pledgeand bailed. No compromise,no deal. Meanwhile, the bipar-tisan framework created to tryand force that deal — the so-called supercommittee, whichimplemented automatic cutsdisliked by both parties in theabsence of agreement —proved itself without sub-stance last week when con-gressional Republicans movedto squeeze their way out oftheir half of the bad bargain,voting to cut social programsas a means of preventing re-ductions in military funding.

Republicans distortfacts to destroy theObama presidency,by any means neces-sary. They have ef-

fectively marshaled the deficitboogeyman to scare half thecountry into distrusting theexecutive — even thoughmost of our current debt bur-den can be directly tracedback to President George W.Bush. (A fact we’ll be skeweredfor repeating, no doubt, but afact nonetheless.) What’smore: The Paul Ryan budgetproposal, a Republican rally-ing point, actually does aworse job of reducing thedeficit than Obama’s plan.

So here we are again. Unit-ed in their opposition to Presi-dent Obama and verifiableeconomic data, Republicanshold the nation’s purse stringshostage. Break out the cham-pagne, we’ve got some re-warding to do!

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lic support of gay marriage, hedidn’t necessarily say anythinggroundbreaking. We’re all hu-mans, we’re wasting our timetalking about this, love hap-pens: You’ve heard this before.

But, that said, everythingsounds so much cooler whenit’s delivered with a little Jay-Zswagger. This guy should con-sider running for office — orcalling us:

“I’ve always thought of [opposi-tion to gay marriage] as some-thing that was still holding thecountry back. What people do in

their own homes is theirbusiness.”Of course it is. I bet your homeis lovely. It seems like it wouldsmell really nice and have goodsnacks. Swoon.

“It’s really not about votes, it’sabout people. Whether it costs[Obama] votes or not, I think it’sthe right thing to do as a humanbeing.”We’re humans! We love beinghuman. Go humans.

“You can choose to love whoeveryou love.”Like you, for instance. I mean,if Beyonce’s cool with it. She’sprobably not. Forget this parthappened.

First Travoltaaccuser dropslawsuitThe first man to accuse John Tra-volta of sexual battery hasdropped the lawsuit he filedagainst the actor. The unnamedmasseur claimed that the actorhad harassed him during a mas-sage session in Beverly Hills, but

evidence placing Travolta in NewYork during the alleged incidentcast doubts over the accusations.A second masseur is still suingover a separate incident. Travol-ta’s lawyers have maintained thatall of the claims are “completefabrication and fiction.”

Hemsworth on name gamesWhat’s in a name? Well, for ChrisHemsworth’s newborn daugh-ter, India, it simply pleased theparents. “It was just a name we

liked,” Hemsworth explains to E!News. “I always kind of liked In-die or Indiana for a boy, and sheliked India. We sort of went, ‘Ohwell, whether it’s a boy or girl,that will decide it.’ It just seemedto fit.” The 28-year-old“Avengers” star is equallypleased with finally being afather. “I’ve wanted to have kidsfor a long time, and here it is, andI couldn’t be happier.”

Jessica Alba: Notsuch a tough girl

While Jessica Alba iscomfortable with her public im-age now, it wasn’t always so easy,she admits — especially back inher “Dark Angel” days. “I had ashow that premiered when I was19. And right away, everyoneformed a strong opinion aboutme because of the way I was mar-keted. I was supposed to be sexy,this tough action girl. That’s whatpeople expected,” she tells MarieClare magazine. “I felt like I wasbeing objectified, and it mademe uncomfortable. I wanted tobe chic and elegant!”

Checking in withsome of Hollywood’sbiggest names to seewhat they’ve been upto — in their ownwords, in 140 characters or fewer.

Today, Rashida Jones iseasing her way in, Rus-sell Brand is doing a lit-tle self-improvement,Katy Perry prefers kit-ten therapy and SethMacFarlane won’t lethis colors burst.

@iamrashidajones:Working up thecourage to use Twitterfor my idle musingsand glib observations. Ifeel like the sober late-arriver at a raging par-ty.

@rustyrockets: Now Imust do kundalini yogato install a newconsciousness in the ol’brain box.

@katyperry: all I needin this life of sin is meand my kitten.

@SethMacFarlane:Whenever I hear KatyPerry’s “Firework”, I liketo picture an elderlyJewish man coveringhis ears and saying,“Aaa, please don’tyell!”

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Crazy doesn’t come cheapDemi Lovato may get to sit atthe same table as Britney

Spears on “The X Factor,” butshe won’t be taking home thesame paycheck. While Spearssigned a $15 million deal, Lo-vato will be earning a littlemore than $1 million for

judging Season 2 of thesinging competition, reportsTMZ. Take note, Demi: Some-times taking a year off to fallout of limos covered in Chee-tos dust pays — big time.

It’s official:We’re afraidof Tom CruiseWe don’t know what tomake of the June cover ofW magazine: We get thatit’s a joke and Tom Cruise isin character for his upcom-ing heavy-metal musical“Rock of Ages,” but we sus-pect he thinks he looks se-riously hot here.

Inside, the actor talksabout where he learnedhis “Risky Business” dancemoves: “My motherworked, my sisters wereout, and I’d turn the musicup. I learned how to dancewatching ‘Soul Train.’ I no-ticed that if a guy coulddance, he’d get a lot of at-tention and girls wouldwant to dance with him. Iworked very hard atimitating those moves.”

Now if only he workedvery hard at imitating howhumans act. Oh — like youwere fooling anyone withthose eyes, Tom.

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with this collection?Architecture, for me, is themost important thing. I havegreat love for architecture, andBrazilian architecture really sig-nified a lot for me growing up... [such as] the gorgeous sunsetover the [Niteroi ContemporaryArt] Museum, which is basicallycement and steel — very basicelements. That’s my colorpalette: the sunset colors overthe cool cement, and the whiteand black and gray.The cool colors and minimalismprobably aren’t what peopleusually associate with Brazil.Well, it is very festive — andvery sophisticated. There is atremendous sophistication inBrazilian architecture and art. Ithink there’s a misconceptionof Brazil as Carnival. Thestereotypical Brazil is great, butthere’s a love of sophistication

there that is representedthrough my designs, throughthe fabrication, colors andwearability.Are there any majordifferences in Brazilian andAmerican style?Brazilian women are very sen-suous. Maybe there’s a littlemore sensuality in the waythey present themselves — alittle less puritan, maybe. ...There’s an easiness about theculture, the weather, what haveyou — the less fussy, the better.There’s a level of confidence inBrazilian women — and they’renot all the same, you know, it’snot all perfect bodies. They’renot all Gisele [Bundchen], butthey’re all confident, which isreally nice.

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Formed by brothers Bradand Andrew Barr, who hail fromProvidence, R.I., the bandseems a bit of a departure fromtheir former project, the jammyoutfit known as The Slip.

“The Slip was more rock ’n’roll at times,” says the softlyspoken Brad Barr. “But somesongs toward the end werewhat people call folk. They paidattention to the song.”

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“[Loneliness] was helpful forme at the time to find a voiceand to find some songs thatspoke to those sentiments,” hesays. “I learned pretty quicklythat my next-door neighborwas a harp player. I would hearthis beautiful music driftingthrough my wall. I had no faceto put to it, just these lovelysounds. That’s how I got toknow Sarah, through the wall.”

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‘Suburgatory’COMEDY. Chatswin goes allout to honor its mamas onMother’s Day, whichmakes Tessa feel evenmore uncomfortable thanusual — especially whenGeorge and his pregnantlady friend Eden attend theLerners’ baby shower. Season finale, 8:30 p.m.,ABC

‘American Idol’REALITY. The final threeperform, which leads toextra shots of J.Lo’sfabulous outfit to fill therest of the time. 8 p.m., Fox

‘The Weight of the Nation for Kids’DOCUMENTARY. A compan-ion to the eye-opening“The Weight of theNation,” the documentaryseries tackling the mythsand facts surrounding obe-sity in America, “TheWeight of the Nation forKids” turns its lens to theyoungest fighters againstfatty foods. The three-partseries opens with “TheGreat Cafeteria Takeover,”profiling a group of NewOrleans kids who demand-ed healthier meals in theirschools. 7 p.m., HBO

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‘The Dictator’Director: Larry CharlesCast: Sacha Baron Cohen, BenKingsley, Anna FarisRating: R Grade: ��It wouldn’t be an overstate-ment to say that Sacha BaronCohen’s comedic sense is ge-nius. It’s crude and vulgar, butalso genius. As with his previ-ous characters — Ali G, Boratand Bruno — Baron Cohen’slatest uniformed buffoonmakes jokes about racist, sexistand anti-Semitic attitudes. Heteases out in people the opin-ions that are unfortunately stillvery much a part of the world,even if they aren’t expressed asgenuinely as they are felt.

This time Baron Cohenplays Admiral GeneralAladeen, the leader of theAfrican nation of Wadiya.When he travels to New York tospeak to the U.N., he finds thatthere are detractors within theranks who are seeking to over-throw him. Replaced by a look-

alike, he takes up work at a lo-cal health food co-op, run byneo-hippie Zoey (Anna Faris) inthe hopes of weaseling his wayback into control of his coun-try.

Baron Cohen’s greatest suc-cess was with “Borat” in which,while playing a TV host fromKazakhstan, he pounced onunassuming nonactors andtheir firmly held beliefs. As tal-ented of a screenwriter as he is,

that kind of spontaneity iswhere Baron Cohen trulyshines. “The Dictator” is hilari-ous, wise and stunningly appro-priate for the time we live in,but Baron Cohen does his bestwhen he can flay unsuspectingvictims by luring them into be-lieving he is just as closed-minded as they are.

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Sacha Baron Cohen’s new film,‘The Dictator,’ hits all the marks of a genius comedy, but he doesn’t quitetop the critical success of his magnum opus ‘Borat’

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Members only Remember that mountain ofgold Scrooge McDuck wouldswim through? That’s abouthow expensive it is to make atop-tier video game these days.As a result, developers simplycan’t risk giving one console an exclusive to call its own. Console manufacturers, though,can still flex that “we’ve gotwhat the other one doesn’thave” muscle. Here are reviewsof two.

‘Mario Tennis Open’Console: 3DSCompany: Nintendo Grade: ��Nintendo is essentially the kingof exclusive titles, and nobodyspeaks to that more than every-one’s favorite Italian plumber.Mario, just like Joe, may be aplumber in name only. Hespends most of his time savingprincesses and playing sports.Now he’s back on the tenniscourt, this time in 3-D!

“Mario Tennis Open” is

pretty similar in layout to lastyear’s “Mario Kart 7.” There aretons of courts, characters andplay styles. The online play,available in 1-on-1 and 2-on-2,retains the high watermark setby “MK7.” The game tries toohard to shoehorn in touch-screen and gyroscope control,but it’s still an addictive andfun game of cartoon tennis.

‘Starhawk’ Console: PS3Company: SonyGrade:��If Nintendo is the king of exclu-sives, Sony is definitely an arch-duke with a penchant for poi-soning monarchs. The compa-ny has the “Uncharted” series,

“Resistance,” “God of War” andtoo many more to list. Nowthey have “Starhawk,” too.

This third-person action titlehas a pretty generic single-player campaign. The writing islazy and doesn’t adequatelycapture the majesty of thespace Western. Some of theset-pieces are cool, but a greatmany are forgettable. So whythe high score? The multiplayeris seriously amazing. Like,“hold your pee in for 16 hoursbecause you are so addicted”amazing. Thirty-two people inspace battling it out on foot, inships or however else theywant. It’s the craziest online ex-perience to be had on the PS3.

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school. For more ideas and tolearn about events in NYC,check out www.foodrevolution-day.com. Here’s Oliver on whyyou should join him:

So, the obesity crisis: How didwe end up here? The main issue is the Westerndiet: It’s single-handedly moreresponsible for damage to glob-al health than anything else. Inso many Western countries, wehave three generations of peo-ple who were never taught howto cook at home. Both parentswere at work, food education atschool is s—, they can’t learnthere. I’ve been in houseswhere kids only hydrate onfizzy drinks and show no inter-est in tap water. And technolo-gy, freezing techniques andprocessed foods have onlymade things worse. Will the world ever get healthyagain? I actually think that multina-tionals and fast-food companiesare the best people to lead thechange. If they chose to get be-hind healthy eating, they

would do a better job than anyother government or individ-ual. If you thought the oil andpetrol industry was complicat-ed and causing wars, thinkagain. The food industry is onanother level. The problem isthe corruption between food

industries and governments.We need to address smaller is-sues like chicken farming orpink slime.And how will Food RevolutionDay help?I’m not anti-burger or anti-piz-za; I’m anti-s— food. WithFood Revolution Day, I’m try-ing to get as many people aspossible to stir the pot. We allneed to become a little fussierabout what we put in our[mouths]. When you put some-thing in your mouth, it’s a verypersonal thing that affects youstraight away.You’ve already tried to changeNorth American food habits.What makes you think peoplewill listen to you this time? I expect nothing. People maynot want me around, but Idon’t think I’ve ever wastedmy time. I don’t give a s— ifpeople think I’m crazy. NorthAmerica is difficult as it’swhere a lot of the unhealthyfoods and brands are created.It’s the eye of the storm. Mostcountries eventually followtheir trends.

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Chef Jamie Oliver has de-voted his career to fight-ing unhealthy eating —and you can see why:

Global obesity has more thandoubled since 1980. Each year,2.8 million adults around theworld die as a result of beingoverweight.

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Things need to change, other-wise the whole country willcome to a standstill. Peoplewon’t be mobile. It’s a ques-tion of national security. Howcan you train an army if thenation is obese? Progress willhappen. They have no choice.

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Headaches are a common source ofdaily pain and discomfort for mil-lions. The most common causesinclude fever due to infection, ten-sion headaches due to stress and

migraines caused by changes in blood flow inthe brain. Other, more ominous, causes ofheadaches include bleeding due to rupturedblood vessels called aneurysms, strokes ormeningitis.

Tension headaches are caused by spasm orinflammation of the muscles in the scalp andneck. These headaches are typically of gradualonset, limited duration and are more annoyingthan disabling. Tension headaches are usuallynot accompanied by other systemic symptomssuch as fever, weakness, numbness, blurry vi-sion or nausea and vomiting.

Headaches due to various illnesses may becaused by a sinus or dental infection, the feverof a cold or flu or, of greater concern, meningi-tis. Meningitis is a viral or bacterial infection ofthe lining and fluid surrounding the brain andspinal cord. The headache of meningitis is usu-ally severe, gets rapidly worse and is accompa-nied by fever, neck stiffness and a toxic appear-ance. If you suspect your headache may be due

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A migraine headache is typically accompa-nied by other symptoms that may include nau-sea, a pounding sensation in the head or an au-ra (warning sensation) such as visiondisturbances that may precede the headache.Migraines can be triggered by factors includingfood sensitivities, menstrual cycle hormonalchanges, alcohol and lack of sleep.

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HEADACHES: A REAL PAINHow do I know if my headache is ahealth emergency or if I’m just sufferingfrom too much stress?

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As US history turns,consensus a dreamRE: “GAY MARRIAGE RIGHTS BACK-LASH BACKLASH”: If same-sexcouples need to use the word“marriage” in order to get thelegal rights and recognitionthat a loving commited uniondeserves, then why not justgive them the word? Itdoesn’t hurt; it’s only a word!MARK NOBLE, VIA E-MAIL

History does not back upwhen it comes toadvancements in equality. Wewill not have anotherpresident who believes in leg-islating against the right ofwomen to vote, or the rightfor interracial couples to mar-ry. We will never have anoth-er president in favor of legis-lating against same-sex mar-riage. Shout and stamp yourfeet, or sing and cheer, it’sover — that inequality is over,

that piece of legislated hate isover. Cling to it and you’reover. Next. SCOTT KEELEY, VIA E-MAIL

Those who are against gayrights have a whole lot incommon with the Talibanwho deny their people theircivil rights and in many casestheir lives. In America, wejust make them miserable. SUZY SANDOR, NEW YORK

Stephen Watson’s letter criti-cizes people for not knowingtheir history, then statesincorrectly that the federalgovernment once prohibitedinterracial marriage. Actuallysuch marriages were onlyprohibited under state law.Such laws existed in only 16states at the time theSupreme Court declared suchlaws unconstitutional in1967. MIKE TROY, VIA E-MAIL

In response to Cher Hearn:Yes, you’re right for pointingout that marriage at one timewas originally a businesstransaction wherein the bridewas the property of her fatherwho had a contract with thefather of the groom. However,it was still a union between aman and a woman. KAREN SMITH, VIA E-MAIL

Should all weddings in NorthAmerica before July 4, 1776,be annuled because the gov-ernment did not sanction thewedding? No, of course not!Legal precedent is clear andhistorically churches arewhere weddings, baptisms,and funerals are held andrecorded; the governmentmerely recognizes it.Marriage is a religious institu-tion, and it has been for sometime; it’s not a political one.JOHN HEMPHILL, VIA E-MAIL

I have one request: that peo-ple stop comparing being gayto being black. There is nocomparison to the hardshipsthat blacks have faced to getthe rights that we have now.Blacks were considered thelowest of the low and in someaspects still are. So blacks donot have to be sensitive towhat homosexuals are goingthrough. Until they are hunt-ed, hung and ridiculed, don’tlook to us for sympathy. GARRETT LESTER, VIA E-MAIL

I just want to make sure I un-derstand this correctly: Justbecause I am black I shouldsupport gay marriage? I don’tknow what can be more farfrom reality. Gay marriage isnot a civil rights issue statedby some, it is a moral issue. Ididn’t make it this way; talkto the man upstairs whodeemed this from the begin-ning of creation. NICOLE PEARSALL, VIA E-MAIL

The Catholic religion opposesall forms of hatred includingracism, sexism, homophobiaand anti-Semitism. JOHN FRANCIS FOX, VIA E-MAIL

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Robertson hurtThe position ofYankees closer isquickly going the wayof the drummer forSpinal Tap.

After the loss ofMariano Rivera, nowNew York has lostDavid Robertson to astrained oblique in hisleft side. He was puton the 15-day DL, butthe Yankees are opti-mistic.

“We don’t think it’stoo severe but it'shard to tell,” managerJoe Girardi said yester-day. “Obliques can betricky.”

The Rangers boast arguablyone of the best defensive pair-ings in the NHL with Dan Gi-rardi and Ryan McDonagh.

But to hear Rangers headcoach John Tortorella tell it,he didn’t know what he haduntil he was forced to put thetwo together in December dueto Michael Sauer’s concussionand Marc Staal’s absence be-cause of postconcussion syn-drome. Now, as the coachsays, “[I’m] not sure if I’ll eversplit those two guys up.”

“It’s funny how it worksout when you end up with in-juries,” Tortorella said afteryesterday’s practice at Madi-son Square Garden in prepara-tion for tonight’s Game 2 ofthe Eastern Conference finals(8 p.m., NBC Sports). “We al-ways talk about when there’sinjuries, another guy gets anopportunity. You never knowwhere it’s going to lead you.”

Girardi and McDonaghspent Game 1 successfully go-ing head to head with ZachParise and Ilya Kovalchuk. Thetop pair each finished plus-2while Parise was minus-2 andKovalchuk was minus-1.

McDonagh made two spec-tacular defensive plays in the

first period to keep the gamescoreless. His backchecks onParise and Kovalchuk break-aways eliminated Devils scor-ing opportunities. Even moreimpressively, he caught two ofthe league’s faster skaters anddidn’t take a penalty.

“I’m lucky he’s such a goodskater,” Girardi said. “Mackmade a couple of good playsright off the bat. I think Mackdid a good job of covering forme and making some goodsolid plays, and that helpedme get past a couple ofthings.”

Girardi has spent much of the playoffs manning up onthe opponent’s best scorers.

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A need to get defensiveRangers putting faith in McDonagh, Girardi back linePairing happened by chance Now key component

“That’s theinteresting partwhen you haveinjuries — howthings work out.”TORTORELLA

26The Rangers blocked 26shots by the Devils inGame 1 of the EasternConference finals. NewJersey had just 15blocked shots in thegame.

1,338The Rangers had 1,338blocked shots in the reg-ular season (yes,exactly), which wasfourth in the NHL.They’re second in theplayoffs with 293.

Building blocks

No topic in the still-embry-onic Eastern Conference finals has drawn the ire ofthe Devils more than thesubject of blocked shots. Butuntil New Jersey finds a solu-tion to the Rangers’ prowessat blocking shots the topicwill continue to be exam-ined ad nauseum.

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“Boerum Hill was thoughtto be edgy at that time,” she re-calls. Still, “I didn’t need anyconvincing. It was within walk-ing distance to everything, had14 subway lines and was fiveminutes to Wall Street.”

The first phase of her proj-ect, known as 14 Town Houses,went on the market in 2007with the houses listed ataround $2 million — a price

point that was “unheard of” forthe area at the time, Hamlinsays.

But they all sold for $2 mil-lion to $3 million and when thefirst resale occurred this sum-mer, it fetched $3.4 million.Hamlin isn’t the only one see-ing a return. Boerum Hill — the50-block area sandwiched be-tween Cobble Hill, Park Slope,Fort Greene and Gowanus —has easy subway access andbrownstone-filled blocks. Butfor years it had a reputation asgrittier and less safe thanneighboring areas, due in partto the presence of the GowanusHouses, a public housing proj-ect, and the Brooklyn House ofDetention. But the area hasseen a recent surge in demandfrom buyers and developersalike. JANE C. TIMM

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The rental market, particular-ly, reflected the neighborhood’spopularity: In 2012’s first quarter,the median asking rent inBoerum Hill rose 14.3 percent to

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“I remember when Smith,Court and Hoyt were the ‘WestSide Story’ of Brooklyn,” saysToqir Choudri, a longtime arearesident who manages the Cob-ble Hill Rapid Realty office.

Then, in 2005, hot Hollywoodcouple Heath Ledger andMichelle Williams bought ahouse on Hoyt Street for $3.5million, focusing attention onthe changing demographics ofthe small neighborhood.

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building, according to permitsand city sale records. In January, Quinlan Develop-ment Group bought an oldwarehouse at 259 Pacific St.,and is reportedly planning tobuild a 60-unit rental there.

“I remember whenSmith, Court and Hoytwere the ‘West SideStory’ of Brooklyn.” TOQIR CHOUDRI, MANAGER,COBBLE HILL RAPID REALTY

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