Bail denied in ’96 hubby slay

THE MANHATTAN widow who lived free for 20 years after the stabbing death of her husband will be locked in a jail cell while she waits to go on trial for his slaying.

A judge denied bail on Wednesday to Roslyn Pilmar, who’s charged with second-degree murder in the 1996 killing of Howard Pilmar.

Pilmar (photo), who owned an office supply store and coffee bar, was knifed 25 times in the neck, chest and back inside his business near the Empire State Building, authorities say.

Pilmar’s lawyer, Sam Talkin, tried to persuade Justice Jill Konviser that Pilmar wouldn’t skip town before trial because she wants to “clear her name.”

He asked the judge to release her on $750,000 bond, secured by $450,000 in cash and property, with GPS monitoring.

“She has all the reason to stay here and clear her name,” Talkin said of the 60-year-old.

Konviser wasn’t swayed and remanded Pilmar, whose brother, Evan Wald is also charged with the murder. He is awaiting extradition from Virginia to New York.